Amarillo Seeks Your Voice: Prioritize Safety Improvements

The City of Amarillo recently reached out to the public looking for opinions on what safety improvements we the people would like to see. The response was impressive. There were a lot of issues brought up; everything from bike lanes to speed limits. Those responses have resulted in a new survey, and the City once again needs your input.

The City Of Amarillo Needs Your Help In New Survey

The City now needs your input when it comes to which safety improvements should be prioritized. According to information put out by the City, they received 4,771 comments in the first interactive map study. If you remember, the interactive map allowed you to go and pinpoint the areas you thought needed some attention. The map wound up looking pretty full.

Now that the results have been tallied, it's time to see which projects get prioritized first. That's where you come in.

The Latest Safety Improvement Survey From The City Of Amarillo

The way this round works is pretty simple. You follow the link, and it takes you to a survey. It honestly doesn't look like it will take that much time to go through. It asks pretty straightforward questions regarding issues brought up from the first round.

Everything from bike lanes to speed limits is covered in the survey. They even ask which goals should be prioritized to help make for safer streets in Amarillo. If you're one of those who doesn't like to read, I'm surprised you made it this far, and you'll be happy to know the survey also includes pictures to help with your short attention span. There's something in the survey for everyone.

While it may not seem like something important, it is. These surveys will impact how the City addresses the safety of our streets. If you have concerns, this is one way to make them known. You can follow this link to the survey.

These Might Be the Most Dangerous Intersections in Amarillo

Traffic stinks.

These intersections stink harder.

Don't hesitate to sound off if we missed any. We're happy to add more Amarillo collision hotspots to this list of shame.

Gallery Credit: Sarah Clark

Check Out The Original Names For These Amarillo Streets

It's hard to imagine these well-known Amarillo streets as any other name. Try to imagine giving directions to someone while using their original names. Gets tricky, doesn't it?

The new names (that we currently know them by) came mostly from associates of Henry Luckett, who drew the first map of the area. When this took place exactly, records do not show, but the street name revamp is covered extensively in 'Old Town Amarillo' by Judge John Crudgington, published in the Plains Historical Review in 1957.

Gallery Credit: Sarah Clark