Tempe to display memorial signs for those killed in traffic accidents in honor of World Day of Remembrance

To remember and honor the 13 lives lost on Tempe streets in 2025, the city will place displays at the intersections closest to where traffic fatalities occurred, beginning Friday, Nov. 13 through Monday, Nov. 16.

The displays will commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) on Sunday, Nov. 15. WDR is a global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured in traffic crashes and to acknowledge the suffering of all affected victims, families and communities. This is the seventh year Tempe has placed displays in honor of WDR.

In 2025, Tempe had 13 collisions that resulted in community members losing their lives. The memorial displays for the victims can be found at:

• McKellips and Scottsdale Roads

• Desert Drive and 56th Street

• University Drive and Rural Road

• Tenth Street and Maple Avenue

• Lemon Street and Rural Road

• Southern Avenue and Hardy Drive

• Southern Avenue and SR101

• Baseline Road and Priest Drive

• Baseline Road and Beck Avenue

• Guadalupe and Rural Roads (this intersection had 2 separate incidents)

• Grove Parkway and Kyrene Road

• Western Canal and McClintock Drive

Tempe saw a decrease in 2025 in both fatalities and serious physical injuries when compared to 2024, which saw 19 fatalities on the roadways.

In 2018, Tempe became the first city in Arizona to adopt a Vision Zero goal, implementing a plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious-injury crashes in 2019. Since then, Tempe has implemented several programs aimed at making streets safer, like traffic calming, reduced speed limits and photo enforcement at several high-risk intersections.

For more information on Tempe's Vision Zero program, visit tempe.gov/VisionZero.