San Jose City Council
February 28, 2023

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Traffic Safety - City Council Priories Feb 28th Meeng Public Comment

Hello,

My name is Bobby and I have lived in San José for 3 decades. I enjoy riding my bike, walking, using VTA, and driving to get around San José. Regardless of the method I choose, I strongly believe San José needs safer streets.

Public safety has tradionally revolved around law enforcement, but it should include traffic safety. In 2022 in San José, there were almost twice as many traffic-related deaths as homicides. The City of San José declared Vision Zero in 2015, and has gone backwards on that goal, seng a grim modern day record of 65 traffic-related deaths in 2022.

More funding for police officers, at a minimum of $200,000 an officer, has dominated the headlines for years.

Unfortunately, the City relies too much on grants when it comes to traffic safety, and it's imperave that some traffic safety iniaves shi to the General Fund to reduce the me to implement crical infrastructure improvements. I support the recommendaons from the Mayor's Transion Commiee on Community Safety, as they relate to traffic safety, to fund the City's Vision Zero Acon Plan, the Bike Plan, a pedestrian program, and an increase in staff in the Department of Transportaon to expedite the many projects that appear in City plans.

Thank you