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RESOLUTION NO. RES-21-0016
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MONTH
WHEREAS, National Pedestrian Safety Month is recognized annual ly during the month of October and aims to increase awareness around pedestrian safety and advocates for a safer environment for all roadway users; and WHEREAS, National Pedestrian Safety month further recognizes that transport is important to society and that travel should be safe for all road users, and reminds us that pedestrian collisions, like all road traffic crashes, should not be accepted as inevitable; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the Long Beach City Council committed to a Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2026; and WHEREAS, in July 2020, the Safe Streets Long Beach Action Plan was adopted and outlined a plan to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries cityw ide; and
WHEREAS, according to the Safe Streets Long Beach Action Plan, 35% of serious injury crash victims are pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, it is clear that in order to protect pedestrians and promote safe walking, there must be awareness of the dangers of the roadways; and WHEREAS, pedestrian safety measures improve walking environments and contribu te to urban renewal, economic growth, social cohes ion, improved air quality, and reducti on of traffic noise; and
WHEREAS, by supporting National Pedestrian Safety Month by similarly declaring October as the City of Long Beach's Pedestrian Safety Month, the City will continue to ensure its commitment to its Vision Zero goal set in 2016; 1 MJK:vr A22-00216 (01.20.22)
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as 2 follows:
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Sec. 1. The City Council of the City of Long Beach hereby recognizes and declares October as Pedestrian Safety Month.
Sec. 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of February 1 , 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin,
Richardson.
Noes: Councilmembers: None.
Absent: Councilmembers: None.
Recusal(s): Councilmembers: None.
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