Changes are coming to the deadliest street in Dallas. The Texas Department of Transportation announced plans to make Loop 12 safer after NBC 5 Investigates’ ‘Driven to Death’ series highlighted the traffic deaths and injuries along its southern corridor. Yet some neighbors fear officials aren’t moving fast enough. Amber Hartfield with For Oak Cliff attended Tuesday’s town hall, where proposals were presented. Among the changes announced are plans to add 15 new traffic signals and crosswalks, consolidate bus stops near safer crossings, and install lighting along the entire corridor. “Those will absolutely help. They will be necessary,” Hartfield said. Yet, she and others left the meeting frustrated by the timeline. TxDOT said it could take 18 months to make changes. Already, 18 people have died in traffic crashes on the loop this year. “It’s a state of emergency. If you look at the death toll of this roadway, especially in the southern sector, it’s an emergency,” Hartfield said. She provided officials with her own safety proposals and plans to keep pushing with the community for immediate action. “We’re going to standby to make sure these improvements happen because there are lives on the line,” Hartfield said. Already, TxDOT and the city have implemented new, lower speed limits. Officials pledged Tuesday to examine ways to speed up timelines. They’re also considering using federal dollars to hire new officers for speed enforcement. DRIVEN TO DEATH driven to death Nov 2, 2023 Dallas traffic death rate worst among 10 largest U.S. cities driven to death Nov 6, 2023 Dallas plan to cut traffic deaths rolls slowly years after council OK'd ‘Vision Zero' driven to death Nov 7, 2023 Dallas City Council members question lack of progress on ‘Vision Zero' traffic safety plan driven to death Nov 8, 2023 Can a Canadian city be a model for Dallas when it comes to road safety? driven to death Nov 9, 2023 Experts question if high speed limits and bad road designs add to Dallas traffic deaths driven to death Nov 17, 2023 With speed the leading cause of Dallas traffic deaths, where are the police? Dallas Jan 30 $500M Dallas transportation bond proposal devotes less than 2% to ‘Vision Zero' road safety plan nbc 5 investigates Dec 13, 2023 One dangerous Dallas street will get a ‘road diet' with federal funds Dallas Jan 31 Dallas council members question ‘minimal' Vision Zero road safety funding in bond plan Fort Worth Feb 6 Fort Worth fatal crashes up 31% in five years as city talks ‘Vision Zero' driven to death Feb 6 Dallas intersection where NBC 5 highlighted pedestrian dangers gets a new crosswalk driven to death Feb 7 Draft traffic study suggests major changes to slow speedy drivers on Ferguson Road in far East Dallas driven to death Feb 14 Five pedestrians killed in 11 months on less than a mile of Loop 12, prompting calls for change driven to death Feb 16 State senator pledges action after NBC 5 investigation highlights deaths on Loop 12 driven to death Feb 20 Dallas ‘Vision Zero' road safety progress questioned at city council briefing driven to death Feb 21 ‘It could have killed someone' Dallas residents beg for protection from dangerous drivers on NW Hwy driven to death Feb 28 Dallas Dept. of Transportation misses deadlines for responding to road complaints thousands of times driven to death Feb 29 Dallas residents hear city's plan to address traffic dangers on Ferguson Road driven to death Mar 27 DART considers moving bus stops to areas safer for pedestrians driven to death Apr 3 Dallas City Council questions how to accelerate road safety plan traffic May 1 Could your phone help save you from a wrong-way driver? Fort Worth May 15 Fort Worth streets identified as dangerous years ago are still among the most deadly Dallas May 22 Triple-digit speeds on Central raise concerns about expressway turned speedway driven to death Aug 28 Dallas considers lowering speed limits on city's deadliest road Dallas Sep 6 Passenger in car that hit & killed student on E. Ledbetter Drive/Loop 12 charged with murder: DPD driven to death Sep 8 Dozens of 'emergency' traffic safety changes planned for Loop 12 driven to death Sep 11 Dallas lowers speed limit on Central Expwy after NBC 5 Investigates reveals extreme speeds driven to death Sep 25 Headed ‘to the pokey.' DFW-area police warn extreme speeders of possible arrest Dallas Sep 30 Crash injuring six children highlights Loop 12 danger zone again Dallas Oct 3 Speed limits drop on Loop 12, Central Expressway headed into Downtown Dallas driven to death 21 hours ago New safety measures planned for deadliest street in Dallas