On March 13, 2015, the Mayors Summit for Safer People and Safer Streets took place at USDOT's Washington, DC headquarters. At the event, 180 communities came together to make a collective statement that improving safety on our streets for everyone who uses them is a national priority. Individually, they're making an explicit statement that improving safety --by pursuing the seven activities of USDOT's Mayor's Challenge-- will be a local priority for the foreseeable future.
Read more here: www.dot.gov/fastlane/mayors-summit-kicks-year-safety-everyone-our-roads