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Review and Provide Comment on the Draft Vision Zero Action Plan to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Severe Injuries by 2040
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To: Honorable Vice President Sarah Lewis and Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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.
Equity is a central tenet of Vision Zero, and one of the five goals that organize this Action Plan. By focusing efforts on socially vulnerable areas and making streets safer for vulnerable road users, this Action Plan aims to improve quality of life for underserved people in Alameda.
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 traveling in an automobile. A Vision Zero approach to transportation planning, design, and maintenance is based on collaboration, accountability, and prioritizing equity...
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