pedestrian safety

Recently, SkillsUSA had its Regional Photography Competition, and all five participating CHS students are going to State. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college, and middle school students across the nation in trade training programs and technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

On Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, Carson City physical education teachers opted in to take a comprehensive training class about biking and walking safety.

The Western Nevada Safe Routes to School (WN-SRTS) program, with the help of the Nevada Department of Transportation, conducted a “train the teacher” class for physical education teachers in the following schools:

Citizens and stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback and explore the South Carson Complete Streets Project conceptual designs, which are in the early stages of development.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Ormsby Room located at 911 East Musser Street, in Carson City. Presentations will begin 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., leaving additional time for gathering ideas and open discussion.

Citizens and stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback and explore the South Carson Complete Streets Project conceptual designs, which are in the early stages of development.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received a grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety to support law enforcement participation in Joining Forces traffic safety campaigns during the coming year.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has received a $131,000 grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety to support the law enforcement’s participation in Joining Forces traffic safety campaigns during the coming year.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is joining other Nevada law enforcement agencies to emphasize the importance of safe and sober driving as we approach the Labor Day Holiday weekend.

Nevada's two largest counties have seen 29 lives lost since the New Year. Clark County has had 26 pedestrian deaths while Washoe County has had 3 pedestrian deaths. The Nevada Highway Patrol will be Joining Forces with law enforcement statewide from August 6-24, 2018 to enforce pedestrian laws for both drivers and pedestrians.

Drivers at Lake Tahoe will see new pedestrian crossing signals as the Nevada Department of Transportation on Tuesday completed a project to install pedestrian safety improvements on U.S. 50 in the Zephyr Cove area.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project Monday to install pedestrian safety improvements on U.S. 50 in the Zephyr Cove area of Lake Tahoe.

With a 20 percent increase in pedestrian deaths in 2017, Nevada law enforcement officers have stepped up patrol efforts statewide, issuing citations to both motorists and pedestrians who do not obey traffic safety laws.

Beginning this week through April 30, 2018, law enforcement in Carson City and statewide are Joining Forces by issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao joined Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell, and other state and local officials at 9 this morning to officially announce a $7.5 million grant that DOT recently awarded Carson City for the South Carson Street Complete Streets project.

Happening now through the end of the month, the Joining Forces law enforcement team throughout Nevada is issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws.

Fewer traffic fatalities, including pedestrian deaths, were reported in Carson City during 2017, according to data released by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, whose statewide numbers showed a decrease in overall traffic deaths but an increase in pedestrian fatalities last year.

The Nevada Highway Patrol will be Joining Forces looking for drivers and other occupants in vehicles who are not wearing their seatbelts and, or children who are not properly secured in car or booster seats. Northern Nevada deputies and troopers will be stopping drivers for different traffic offenses and issuing citations for seatbelt violations now through Dec. 2, 2017.

The Nevada Department of Transportation and partners are reminding community members to be pedestrian safe by installing sidewalk decals at two pedestrian crossing areas in Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has received a $43,000 grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, to support the agency's participation in the Joining Forces traffic safety campaign for the coming year.

Beginning Monday and continuing through August 14, the Carson City Sheriff's Office and law enforcement statewide as part of Joining Forces will issue citations this week to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Community Service Awards for year 2017 recipients in a brief ceremony on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park.

As the 2017 school session ends and summer begins, law enforcement agencies statewide are Joining Forces to urge motorists to be pedestrian aware and share the streets responsibly. In an effort to stop pedestrian fatalities, agencies aligned with Joining Forces will focus on enforcing pedestrian safety guidelines now through the remainder of this week.

The number of traffic fatalities in Carson City and throughout Nevada rose in 2016 compared with data from 2015, statistics from the Nevada Departments of Transportation and Public Safety show.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office has received a $41,000 grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety to support the Sheriff’s Office participation in Joining Forces traffic safety campaigns during the coming year.

Scott McDaniel, a patrol sergeant for Carson City Sheriff’s Office was recognized recently at a statewide conference of Joining Forces law enforcement agencies.

During the conference held in Las Vegas, Sgt. McDaniel — a law officer for nearly 35 years — was awarded Outstanding Joining Forces Coordinator of the Year for the state of Nevada, one of five different awards presented at the gathering.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Temporary traffic closures will be in place on State Route 28 south of Incline Village in coming weeks as part of a Nevada Department of Transportation project to construct a shared use path and enhance roadway safety and water quality.

Streets and sidewalks around Carson City will be busier starting Monday morning as children throughout the district head back to school.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada will be participating in Joining Forces through the remainder of July.

The focus of the event will be distracted drivers. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office reminds motorists to “Keep your eyes on the road, and put away cell phones and other items that cause distractions.”

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada, are participating in Joining Forces through the month of June with a special emphasis on speeding drivers.

Last week’s crosswalk safety operation was a wakeup call for Carson City. In just under 8 hours on June 9, 62 citations were issued to motorists who failed to stop for a Carson City Sheriff’s Office employee, clad in bright orange, who crossed area crosswalks.

Thursday, however, was a completely different story.

There were 62 citations given Thursday by Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies as part of the Joining Forces pedestrian safety event held at various crosswalks, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel.