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Riverside, CA 92501
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RESOLUTION NO. 24252
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VISION ZERO
POLICY AND ESTABLISHING AN INITIAL GOAL OF REDUCING
TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY 50 PERCENT BY 2040.
WHEREAS, the United StatesDepartment of Transportation National Roadway Safety Strategy outlines the comprehensive approach to significantly reduce serious injuries and deaths on the Nation' s highways, roads, and streets and commits to a national vision of zero roadway fatalities; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation has a vision to eliminate fatalities andseriousinjuries on California' s roadwaysby 2050 andprovide saferoutcomesfor all communities asdocumentedin the Director' s Policy (DP -36); and WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments has adopted a Regional Safety Policy ( Resolution No. 21-629-1) to commit to working with partner agencies to encourage and support actions towards the elimination of transportation - related fatalities and seriousinjuries by 2050, if not sooner, in SouthernCalifornia; and WHEREAS, the life and health of all personsliving and traveling within the City of Riverside (" City") are our utmost priority, and the City is committed to a holistic approachof making proactive roadway improvements to help avoid traffic -related fatalities and to lessen the severity of crasheswhile increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all; and WHEREAS, Vision Zero is the concept that preventable traffic deaths and serious injuries on our roadways are unacceptable; and
WHEREAS, streets and transportation systems have traditionally been designed primarily to move cars efficiently, and Vision Zero supports a paradigm shift by designing streetsand transportation systemsto move all people safely, including people of all agesand abilities, pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users, scooter riders, and motorcyclists, as well as drivers and passengers of motor vehicles; and
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WHEREAS, Vision Zero recognizes that people will sometimes make mistakes while driving, sotheroad systemandrelatedpolicies shouldbe designedto reducethe likelihood that foreseeable driving mistakes result in severe injuries or fatalities; therefore, transportation planners, engineers, andpolicymakers are expected to improve the roadway environment, policies, and other related systemsto lessenthe severity of crashes; and WHEREAS, in 2023, there were 23 traffic fatalities in the City and traffic crashes are amongthe leading causeof deathsin the United States; and WHEREAS, the City' s transportation infrastructure serves an increasing number of road users, such as pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, according to the City, pedestrians and bicyclists were involved in 23 percent of collisions and account for 22 percent of traffic deathsin 2023 in the City; and WHEREAS, the City is working towards reducing vehicle speedsbecausespeedis recognizedasamajor determining factor of survival in a crash; and WHEREAS, making streetssafer for all people using all modes of transportation will encouragepeopleto travel on foot, by bicycle, andby public transit, which supportsahealthier, more active lifestyle and reduces environmental pollution; and WHEREAS, successful Vision Zero programs are a result of both a complete government approach ( i. e., interdepartmental, coordinated initiatives) and community support of Vision Zero objectives and action plans; and
WHEREAS, Vision Zero resolutions have been adoptedby many jurisdictions across the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City has already adopteda Local Roadway Safety Plan ("LRSP") that creates a framework to systematically identify and analyze transportation safety issues, collaborate with partner agenciesand stakeholders, and develop a multidisciplinary toolbox of proven traffic safety countermeasures.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1: The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2: The City of Riverside supports the development of a Vision Zero Policy that acknowledgespreventable loss of life or serious injury is unacceptableon our streetsand commits to collecting and analyzing traffic data to support the creation of aVision Zero Policy.
Section 3: The City of Riverside sets the initial goal of reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries by 50 percent by 2040 and will develop and utilize a Vision Zero Policy as a comprehensiveandholistic approachto achieving this goal.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 22nd day of April, 2025.
Attest:
DONESIA I AUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
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I, DonesiaGause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoingresolutionwas duly andregularly adoptedat ameetingof the City Council of saidCity atits meetingheldonthe22nddayof April, 2025, by thefollowing vote, to wit:
Ayes: Falcone, Cervantes, Robillard, Conder, Mill, Perry andHemenway Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereuntosetmy hand and affixed the official sealof the City of Riverside, California, this 24th day of April, 2025.
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4 DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside