"These are people, not just statistics. District 3 Councilmember Karen Hardy emphasized the human cost of traffic fatalities, noting that she and other councilmembers have worked on the Vision Zero initiative for years to address the 51 deaths that occurred in Santa Clara between 2019 and 2023."
"Vision Zero is a data-driven approach to traffic safety focused on reducing fatal and severe crashes through roadway design improvements, education and enforcement while prioritizing safe mobility for all road users. Santa Clara's strategies include identifying high-injury corridors such as Monroe Street from Lawrence Expressway to Bowers Avenue and El Camino Real from Halford Avenue to Scott Boulevard."
Santa Clara City Council approved the city's Vision Zero plan, a data-driven traffic safety strategy aimed at reducing fatal and severe crashes. The decision followed 51 traffic deaths between 2019 and 2023 in the city of approximately 120,000 residents. Vision Zero focuses on roadway design improvements, education, and enforcement while prioritizing safe mobility for all road users. Santa Clara joins other Bay Area cities like San Jose and Cupertino in implementing this approach. The city identified high-injury corridors including Monroe Street and El Camino Real as priorities for safety improvements such as redesigned intersections, improved crosswalks, traffic calming measures, and better lighting. The council authorized implementation but declined to approve an additional senior civil engineer position due to funding uncertainty.
Read at San Jose Spotlight
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]