May 19, 2025
Transportation and Environment Committee
(d)2. Vision Zero Traffic
Safety Status Report
John Ristow – Director, Department of Transportation
Jim Bittner – Acting Division Manager, DOT Safety Division Sergeant Moggia – San Jose Police Department
Jordan Moldow – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Vision Zero Action Plan
and Data Trends
2 2025 Vision Zero
Action Plan
3 Priority Action Areas
1. Prioritize Equity and Vulnerable Road Users
2. Center Data Analytics and Report Metrics
3. Strategize Traffic Enforcement
4. Engineer for Safety
5. Engage the Community and Message Safety
2025 Vision Zero Action Plan
4 Near-Term Priorities
• Create user-friendly public facing dashboards, available in multiple languages. • Collaborate with other jurisdictions on data sharing. Formal outreach started with:
• City of Santa Clara Vision Zero
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Provide timely reporting of findings from before/after project evaluations. • Lower speed limits through Engineering and Traffic Surveys, where appropriate. • Collaborate with the Police Department to partially automate/streamline the crash data entry process
• Automated enforcement programs: Speed safety and red-light running cameras 10-Year Fatal and KSI Traffic Crashes
(KSI = Killed + Severe Injury)
5 60
50 46
52 60
49 60 65
50 49
0 30
60 90
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
206
242
215
246
270 280
295
257 264
237
150
200
250
300
350
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
• 10-Year Traffic Fatalities
o Fluctuated year-to-year
o Peaked at 65 in 2022
o Declined to 50 in 2023 and 49 in 2024
• 10-Year Traffic KSI
o Peaked during COVID-19 years
in 2020 and 2021
o Declined to 237 in 2024
10-Year KSI Trends
6 66 67
60 61
85 68
79 78 80
67 27
32 27
31 37 37 40
36 35 36
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
KSI Pedestrian KSI Bike
35 45 41
55 65
79 78
53 62 58
20 18
11 20 19
24 35
29 30 26
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
KSI Speeding KSI Red Light Running
• 10-Year Pedestrian and Bike Traffic KSI
o 11% of total crashes, 42% of traffic-related KSI
o Declined during COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order
• 10-Year Speeding and Red-Light Running
Traffic KSI
o Peaked during COVID-19 years in 2020
and 2021 due to less congested roads
Before-and-After Project Evaluation
Quick-Build Priority Safety Corridors
7 5-6 months
DATA
EVALUATION TO
ANALYZE
PERFORMANCE
Identify any areas for
further roadway
modifications
QUICK-BUILD
PROJECT
INSTALLED
3 months
BEHAVIOR
ADJUSTMENT
1-YEAR
PROJECT
EVALUATION
12 MONTHS
OF CRASH
DATA
2-YEAR
PROJECT
EVALUATION
3 months
BEHAVIOR
ADJUSTMENT
(if needed)
12 MONTHS
OF CRASH
DATA
3-6 months
QUICK-BUILD
MODIFICATIONS
(if needed)
Evaluate any impacts from interim
modifications (if applicable) and the
long-term roadway conditions
to explore opportunities
for permanent improvements
5-6 months
DATA
EVALUATION TO
ANALYZE
PERFORMANCE
AFTER-DATA
COLLECTION
Speed, Volume, Travel Time
Collected 8-12 months after
construction
MODIFICATION
PERIOD
(if needed)
AFTER-DATA
COLLECTION
Speed, Volume, Travel Time
Collected 8-12 months after
construction
Highlighted
Accomplishments
FY 2024-2025
8 9
Completed and In Progress
Street Safety Projects FY 2024-2025
Project Type Completed In Progress Total
Capital Construction 0 6 6
Quick-Build Corridors 3 1 4
Pedestrian Safety 37 15 52
Traffic Signals 110 37 147
Bike Corridors 57 8 65
School Safety 110 21 131
Walk ‘n Roll 59 18 77
Total 376 106 482
Completed In Progress Total Project
Location
District 1 22 11 33
District 2 22 8 30
District 3 67 16 83
District 4 50 10 60
District 5 40 7 47
District 6 42 13 55
District 7 27 13 40
District 8 41 10 51
District 9 46 13 59
District 10 42 18 60
10 Moorpark Avenue Snell Avenue
• Saratoga Avenue to Boynton Avenue
• Completed fall 2024
• In approximately 12 months
• Highway 85 to Santa Teresa Boulevard
• Completed fall 2024
• In approximately 10 months
Quick Build Projects:
Priority Safety Corridors
11 • Design and implementation
of these standard quick-build
improvements, depending
on complexity, typically take
less than six months, aligning with City Council’s
directive to complete quickbuild projects within a year.
Quick Build Projects:
Intersection Treatments
Johnson Ave and Donnington Dr
Intersection
Lincoln Ave and Minnesota Ave
Intersection
12 Project Amount Awarded Funder / Grant Program
Multi-Intersection Signal Improvement Project 2024 $509,670 HSIP Cycle 12 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) FY 26-27 $658,278 FY 25-27 Accessible Pedestrian Signal Community Improvement Project • Several prior federal grant agreements from recent years, both executed and unexecuted, have not yet been obligated.
• Approximately $50 million.
• Including over $21 million in combined U.S. DOT’s Safe Streets for All grants for funding safety improvements at key intersections and for the City’s new automated speed enforcement program.
Grant Funds Awarded for Safety Projects
FY 2024-2025
13 School Safety Program
• Completed 31 access and circulation studies
• Installed 282 high visibility school crosswalks
Before After
High Visibility Crosswalk Improvement at Forrest Hill Elementary 14 Walk and Roll Program
• Working with approximately 90 elementary,
middle, and high schools
• Events include: Safety assemblies, Bike
rodeos, Walk n’ Roll Days, International Walk
to School Day, Viva EscuelaSJ
15 Automated Enforcement: Speed Safety and
Red-Light Running Cameras
• Speed Safety Cameras
• 33 proposed locations
• $15M - $17.9M one-time and ongoing costs
for 5-year program
• $8.5M Safe Street for All grant – funding
pending FHWA review of grant agreement
• Red-Light Running Cameras
• 4 proposed locations
• Installation anticipated in summer 2025
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
(BPAC)
16 (d)2. Vision Zero Traffic
Safety Status Report
May 19, 2025
Transportation & Environment Committee
John Ristow – Director, DOT
Jim Bittner – Acting Division Manager, DOT Safety Division Sergeant Moggia – San Jose Police Department
Jordan Moldow – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee