REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Services for the Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
Vision Zero has been publicized as a strategy aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while enhancing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. Initially introduced in Sweden during the 1990s, Vision Zero programs have since been implemented around the world and locally in California and Santa Clara County. The City's Bicycle Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan have objectives that include studying the implementation of a Vision Zero Plan.
The United States Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program that provides funding opportunities to develop comprehensive safety action plans and implement projects identified within these plans. To achieve the goal of studying and implementing a Vision Zero Plan, the Department of Public Works (DPW) applied for a SS4A grant in September 2022. In February 2023, DPW was notified of a $450,000 grant award to help in developing a Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan (Plan). The City was also required to provide a 20 percent local match as part of the grant.
On December 5, 2023, the City Council accepted the SS4A grant funding to establish the Plan, authorized the City Manager to execute all documents related to accepting federal funding, and approved a budget amendment of $570,000 for the Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan project.
On January 5, 2024, the grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was fully executed.
The Plan will involve robust community engagement and a comprehensive citywide safety analysis to identify the locations, severity, demographics, and common collision types within the City. The Plan will develop a collision countermeasure toolbox, comprising programmatic meas...
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