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Fairfax County hosts bicyclist and pedestrian safety competition
Bicyclists and pedestrians made up a large number of the traffic fatalities in our area last year. On Wednesday, Fairfax County is hosting a Shark Tank style competition for designers to pitch ideas to change that.
FAIRFAX, Va. - A competition to find solutions to address bicycle and pedestrian safety in northern Virginia is underway.
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Fairfax County leaders area prioritizing funding to implement bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements in high-risk areas.
The competition opened last month and will conclude Wednesday with a public pitch contest Wednesday.
Teams of college students, start-ups, entrepreneurs and technologists are welcome to apply, officials say. The county says they hope to implement a pilot project to evaluate the effectiveness of the winning solution that presents the best ideas and solutions to improve safety for vulnerable road users.