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Review and Provide Feedback on the Draft Vision Zero Action Plan to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Severe Injuries by 2040.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Review and Provide Feedback on the Draft Vision Zero Action Plan to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Severe Injuries by 2040
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda ("City") is seeking feedback on its Draft Vision Zero Action Plan ("Action Plan", Exhibit 1), which aims to eliminate fatal and severe injury traffic crashes by 2040. Alameda's Vision Zero policy, adopted in late 2019, requires the City to develop this Action Plan and makes safety the highest priority in transportation efforts. Per the policy, a multidisciplinary Vision Zero Task Force comprised of community members and staff helped guide development of the Action Plan.
The Action Plan, which will be updated once every five years, contains an introduction to the Vision Zero approach; an analysis of ten years of Alameda crash data, including high injury corridor maps; and 50+ specific actions aimed at increasing traffic safety. Staff are releasing the Action Plan for public review this month and plan to seek Council adoption of the final Action Plan by the end of the year.
People need safe streets to access parks and recreation facilities comfortably and safely, and this access can facilitate greater park usage. In fact, people who are more vulnerable in traffic crashes are also more likely to use parks, including children, seniors, and people walking and biking.
DISCUSSION
What is Vision Zero?
Vision Zero is an international movement with a goal to eliminate traffic crashes that result in deaths and life-changing injuries, which impact not only the victims, but also their families and communities. Vision Zero encompasses all people who use roadways, whether they are walking, using a wheelchair, biking, taking transit, driving, or trave...
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