VISION ZERO
SACRAMENTO IS A VISION ZERO CITY. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Sacramento is a Vision Zero City. What does this mean? Vision Zero is a traffic safety philosophy that rejects the notion that traffic crashes are simply “accidents,” but instead preventable incidents that can and must be systematically addressed. Through Vision Zero, the City of Sacramento and its partners are committed to working together to create safer streets.
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WHAT IS SACRAMENTO DOING TO ACCOMPLISH VISION ZERO?
On January 19, 2017, City Council adopted a resolution adopting the follow goal:
The City of Sacramento will work collaboratively in a data-driven effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027.
The City's Vision Zero Action Plan documents data analysis and Council adopted actions to help us reach this goal.
VISION ZERO SCHOOL SAFETY STUDY
The School Safety Study was approved by City Council in February 2021 and documents conditions for students walking, bicycling, taking the bus, or being dropped off at 20 schools throughout the City. The study includes short-term and long-term recommendations including signing, pavement marking and traffic calming improvements. Recommendations may also include, where appropriate, lower school area speed limits on all eligible roadways.
VISION ZERO TOP FIVE CORRIDORS STUDY
The City of Sacramento identified the five corridors in Sacramento with the highest numbers of fatal and serious crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. Those corridors include:
Marysville Boulevard: North Avenue to Arcade Boulevard
El Camino Avenue: Del Paso Boulevard to the paved levee trail adjacent to Steelhead Creek
Broadway / Stockton Boulevard: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 13th Avenue
South Stockton Boulevard: McMahon Drive to Patterson Way
Florin Road: 24th Street to Munson Way
For each corridor, we worked with residents and the business community to develop a plan. Council approved that plan in February 2021. Read more here.
Other Completed Vision Zero Efforts
To reach our goals around Vision Zero, the City conducted the following efforts:
Vision Zero Reducing School Zone Speed Limits
The City of Sacramento is embarking on a citywide effort to reduce school zone speed limits in residential areas to 15 mph. Find out why and where here.
Our Safety is Homegrown
Learn about our Vision Zero safety campaign!
