CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Council President Mike Karbassi
WH EREAS, on October 26. 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to globally acknowledge the millions of people that have tragically lost their lives due to roadway collisions; and
WH EREAS, in 2024, according to data from NHTSA, there were a projected 39,345 traffic fatalities nationally, 3,807 of these in California; and
WH EREAS, in Fresno in 2024, there were 4,106 total collisions, which included 207 pedestrians and 96 bicycles; and
WH EREAS, in Fresno in 2024, there were at least 204 traffic collisions that involved bicyclists alone; and
WH EREAS, in Fresno during 2024 there were 33 total traffic fatalities, including 26 pedestrians and 7 bicycle fatalities; and
WH EREAS, in Fresno during 2025 as of August 31, 2025 there have been 17 total fatalities, including 15 pedestrian fatalities and 2 bicycle fatality; and
WH EREAS, more than half of all road traffic fatalities involve vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclist, and motorcyclists; and
WH EREAS, World Day of Remembrance also serves as an opportunity to thank the various emergency service responders that are crucial in responding to roadway collisions and to advocate for evidence-based, actions to prevent further road traffic deaths and injuries; and
WH EREAS, the City of Fresno is committed to improving road safety for all by installing road safety infrastructure to support vulnerable road users; and
WH EREAS, as a city, we strive to make our streets safe for all road users including motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, children, students, parents, seniors, and those living with limited mobility or disabilities; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we the Mayor and Fresno City Council recognize the third Sunday of November as World Day of Remembrance and pay homage to all the people across the world who have lost their life or have been seriously injured while using the road; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we, the Mayor, and Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim our commitment to adoption of a City’s Vision Zero Plan, currently under development, and further direct staff to develop and implement countermeasures to address the fatal five locations on the City' s high injury network and do hereby proclaim November 16th, 2025 as:
“World Day of Remembrance”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 20 th
day of November 2025.
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor MIKE KARBASSI, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Council Vice President ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7