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Vision Zero Action Plan
Presentation
Vision Zero Action Plan
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Cupertino City Council
July 9, 2024
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•Vision Zero combines a belief in zero fatal or severe injury
crashes, with proactive strategies for safer roads.
•Aims to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes,
promoting safe, equitable mobility for everyone
through prioritizing safety and inclusivity in road
planning and design.
•Data driven approach to identify, analyze, and prioritize
roadway safety improvements
•Considers stakeholder and community feedback to
identify additional traffic safety related concerns
•Allows the City to implement a systemic approach to
address collisions
•Enhances City’s eligibility for grants
What is Vision Zero?
•Deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable
•Humans make mistakes
•Humans are vulnerable
•Responsibility is shared
•Safety is proactive
•Redundancy is crucial
Principles of Vision Zero
•Identification of High-Injury Network
•10 years of collision data
•Public outreach (community and
stakeholder meetings; BPC, online
dashboard and website)
•Toolbox of countermeasures
•Roadway design
•Bicycle and pedestrian safety
•Speed management
•Operations and signal timing
•Signage and markings
•Transit safety
•Education, public awareness and
enforcement
Development of Vision Zero
•Identification of nine primary collision profiles
•Developed through analysis of collision data
•Each identifies a collision type that is of primary
concern
•Each accompanied by appropriate toolbox
countermeasures
Development of Vision Zero
Identification of Primary Corridors to focus investments,
each including specific countermeasures:
•Stevens Creek Boulevard
•Homestead Road
•McClellan Road
•De Anza Boulevard
•Stelling Road
•Wolfe Road/Miller
•Bollinger Road
•Blaney Avenue
Development of Vision Zero
List of steps to achieving Vision Zero. Each includes:
•Timeframe to achieve (short-, medium-, or long-term)
•Performance measures
•Necessary partners
Critical Action: Task Force
•Stakeholder group
•Utilize collaboration, community outreach, and data
collection to ensure Vision Zero goals are achieved
•Regular reporting and will inform future Plan updates
Implementable Actions
•Presented Initial Draft on March 28
-BPC Provided Input and Requested Revisions
-Staff Addressed the Input
•Presented Second Draft on June 13
-BPC Unanimously Recommended Council adopt the
Vision Zero Report with minor modifications
-Staff Incorporated Requests
•The Final Draft Plan incorporates BPC recommendations
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
Adopt Resolution 24-XXX, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL DECLARING TO BECOME A
VISION ZERO COMMUNITY AND ADOPTING A VISION ZERO
ACTION PLAN WITH THE CLEAR GOAL OF ELIMINATING
TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND SEVERE INJURIES ON CITY STREETS
BY THE YEAR 2040”
Recommended Action
Questions?