Reactions from Halifax councillors to the city's new road safety strategy are largely positive as the municipality moves toward an ambitious goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries on local roads by 2038.

Staff presented the new plan to the city's transportation standing committee Thursday. It replaces the former five-year strategy that recently finished, but this one has no end date.

It's a framework of four key priorities: intersections; vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists;…