Title
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WORKGROUP for the purpose of establishing a Workgroup to study improving school pedestrian safety; providing for the purpose of the Workgroup; providing for the composition of the Workgroup; proving for the staff and technical support for the Workgroup; providing for the issuance of a certain report; and generally regarding the School Pedestrian Safety Workgroup.
Background
Within the County there have been accidents involving automobiles and pedestrians and within the past fifty-seven (57) days an automobile struck three (3) pedestrians that resulted in the death of the five (5) and ten (10) year while they were walking to school. This resolution will created the Child Pedestrian Safety Workgroup to meet as group and propose needed solution(s) to the County Council to make County roads and streets safe for pedestrian travel and in particular child travel. The authority for workgroup creation is provided for Section 506 of the Prince George's County Charter that provides the County Council or the County Executive to appoint, for designated periods, one or more temporary advisory boards of citizens of the County who shall assist in the consideration of County policies and programs.