REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Study Session and Update on the City's Vision Zero Plan
Report
BACKGROUND
Vision Zero is a strategy aimed at eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while also promoting safe and healthy mobility for everyone. Developing and implementing a Vision Zero Plan is listed as an objective in both the City's Bicycle Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan. In December 2023, the City Council accepted Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to establish a Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan. The City Council approved an agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for professional services for the Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan on May 28, 2024.
The Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan (Plan) kicked off in July 2024. This initiative involves extensive community engagement and an in-depth citywide safety analysis to identify the most frequent types, locations, severity, and demographics of collisions in the city. This effort also included extensive coordination with various City departments, the City's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), Senior Advisory Commission, Youth Commission, and Parks & Recreation Commission. As part of the Plan development process, a Vision Zero Working Group was formed, made up of City staff, one BPAC representative, and external stakeholders including Santa Clara County, VTA, City of San Jose, City of Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, Santa Clara Unified School district, Santa Clara University, and Mission College.
The Department of Public Works released a draft Plan in late September 2025 for public review and comment. The full draft Plan is available on the project webpage at santaclaraca.gov/visionzero. As required by the federal grant, the Plan includes the following components:
1. Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting: Identified a draft goal and timeline to achieve zero roadway fatalities and severe injuries by 2050.
2. Strate...
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