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Public Works DepartmentVizion Zero Resolution and Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP)Mobility & Infrastructure Committee March 13, 2025 RiversideCA.gov2
•United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) –Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)•Discretionary Safe Streets For All SS4A Grant Program •2022 through 2026 (5 Years)•$5 Billion Dollars Total Program•Implementation and Planning GrantsBACKGROUND 1 2
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On June 20, 2023 the City Council approved submittal of an application to the USDOT 2023 SS4A Grant ProgramOn July 8, 2023 the Public Works Department submitted the grant application with a total grant request of $11+M On December 14, 2023, the USDOT informed the City that it’s grant application was successful Planning Grant Funds for Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP)• $300,000 Projects Funds (80% grant funds, 20% local match)
BACKGROUND
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VISION ZERO RESOLUTION & ACTION PLAN
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TRAFFIC COLLISION ANALYSIS
July 2022 – June 2023: 24 Fatal July 2023 – June 2024: 12 Fatal RiversideCA.gov6
TRANSPORTATION GRANT CRITERIASafe Streets 4 All
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
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BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION
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RIVERSIDE BLUE ZONES
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ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL, STATE, & REGION
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT•Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well Being Goals 2.4 & 2.5; •Strategic Priority No. 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goal 6.2; •This item aligns with each cross-cutting thread: Community Trust, Equity, Fiscal Responsibility, Innovation, and Sustainability & Resiliency9 10 2/28/2025
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RECOMMENDATIONSThat the Mobility & Infrastructure Committee recommend that the City Council:1.Adopt a Resolution establishing a Vision Zero policy towork towards a fifty percent reduction of preventabletraffic deaths and severe injuries by 2040 (Attachment 1);and2.Direct staff to develop a City of Riverside Vision ZeroAction Plan in alignment with existing national, state, andregional programs and grant funding requirements.11