Transportation & Environment Committee
June 8, 2026
(d)2 Vision Zero Program
Status Report
John Ristow – Director, Department of Transportation
Jim Bittner – Acting Division Manager, DOT Safety Division Lt. Hatzenbuhler – San Jose Police Department
Jordan Moldow – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Crash Data Trends:
Killed and Severe Injury
(KSI) and Fatalities
Traffic Fatality Trends – Annually & Monthly
3 10-Year Traffic Fatalities
• 41 fatalities in 2025
• Down 16% from 2024
• Down 37% from 2022 peak
• Lowest in past 10 years
• Over 20% DUI-related (25/26),
highest in 10 years
• 2026: similar fatalities to most
prior years for the 1st 4 months
* 2026 data as of April 30.
DUI-related
*
Traffic KSI Trends – Annually & Monthly
4 * 2025 data is still preliminary and may have additional crashes not yet provided by SJPD. 10-Year Killed/Severe Injury
Traffic Crashes
• Lowest level since 2018
• Speeding/red light running
remains a top KSI factor
(about 1/3 of all KSI)
Speeding/red light
running KSI crashes
Highlighted
Accomplishments
FY 2025–2026
6 Vision Zero Website Update
https://visionzerosj.org
[email protected]
Released
In May
7 Vision Zero Data Dashboards:
All Traffic Crashes Dashboard
• https://bit.ly/sj-crashes-dashboard
Released
In May
8 Vision Zero Data Dashboards:
KSI Crashes Dashboard
• https://bit.ly/sj-ksi-dashboard
Released
In May
9 Vision Zero Collaboration
San Jose Police Department (SJPD):
Coordinating on enforcement efforts and
documented speeding concerns.
Public Health Partners: Initiated
coordination to explore opportunities for
data sharing.
MTC: Regional Vision Zero Working Group
Vision Zero Implementer Peer Exchange:
collaborating with over 30 US cities
10 School Closures
• School closures (2025)
• Cassell Elem
• Cherrywood Elem
• Cureton Elem
• Dorsa Elem
• George Middle
• Laneview Elem
• Los Arboles Lit & Tech
• McKinley Elem
• Meyer Elem
• Ramblewood Elem
• Renaissance Academy
• School closures (2026)
• Canoas Elem
• Empire Gardens Elem
• Gardner Elem
• Laurelwood Elem
• Lowell Elem
• Rocketship Rising Stars
• Adelante K-8 [Aug 2026 opening]
Proactive coordination by school safety & WnR
teams with schools/district leadership to address
new circulation demands at relocation schools
11 Lowered Speed Limits
Dec 2025 City Council
ETS Segment ETS Limit Previous PSL New PSL
10th St Humboldt St to Santa Clara St 30 25
Barack Obama Bl Auzerais Av to Park Av 30/35 30
Park Av to Santa Clara St 35 30
Blossom Hill Rd Camden Av to Almaden Ex 40 35
Almaden Ex to Santa Teresa Bl 40 35
Branham Av Almaden Ex to Monterey Rd 40 35
Canoas Garden Av Sands Dr to Curtner Av 35 30
Curtner Av Almaden Rd to Monterey Rd 40 35
First St Charcot Av to SR-237 45 40
Hellyer Av Senter Rd to Palisade Dr 35 30
Johnson Av Prospect Rd to Bollinger Rd 35 30
King Rd McKee Rd to Berryessa Rd 40 35
Little Orchard St Curner Av to San Jose Av 40 35
Prospect Rd De Anza Bl to Saratoga Av 40 35
Samaritan D Samaritan Pl to Union Av 35 30
San Ignacio Av Santa Teresa Bl to Great Oaks Bl 35 30
Snell Av Blossom Hill Rd to Capitol Ex 40 35
Santa Teresa Bl to Blossom Hill Rd 40 35
Suncrest Av Piedmont Rd to Boulder Dr 35 30
Tully Rd Monterey Rd to Senter Rd 40 35
Vistapark Dr Capitol Ex to Hillsdale Av 35 30
Winchester Bl Impala Dr to Moorpark Av 40 35
12 Traffic Safety Projects
Completed and In Progress (FY 2025-2026)
Project Type Completed In Progress Total
Capital Construction 1 4 5
Quick-Build Corridors 5 0 5
Pedestrian Safety 26 6 32
Traffic Calming 15 6 21
Traffic Signals 84 108 192
Bike Corridors 16 8 24
School Safety 48 13 61
Walk ‘n Roll 100 30 130
Total 295 175 470
Completed In Progress Total Council
District
District 1 24 2 26
District 2 21 10 31
District 3 38 43 81
District 4 36 17 53
District 5 50 40 90
District 6 28 20 48
District 7 37 28 65
District 8 24 18 42
District 9 43 8 51
District 10 29 12 41
13 Capitol Project Construction
Daniel Maloney Drive and Nieman Boulevard Roundabout (March 2026) 14 Capitol Project Construction
Branham Lane & Kingspark Drive Traffic Signal (November 2025) 15 Jackson Avenue Meridian Avenue
Quick Build: Priority Safety Corridors
Camden Avenue
16 • Design/implementation of
standard quick-build
improvements typically
take less than 6 months
• Aligns with City Council
directive to complete
quick-build projects within
1 year.
Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Calming
Projects
Johnson / Rainbow Hellyer / Ridgebrook
Quick-Build Priority Safety Corridors
Before/After Project Evaluations
17 Quick Build Evaluation process &
timeline presented at May 2025 T&E
Evaluations Completed: Hillsdale Avenue (Year 1) Saratoga Avenue (Year 1) Curtner Avenue (Year 1) Senter Road (Year 2) Hillsdale Avenue (Year 2) Plan to add to Vision Zero webpage 18 School Safety Program
• FY 25-26
• 138 high visibility school crosswalks
• 38 access and circulation studies
• 1494 (of 1776) total crosswalks upgraded to date
• 87 (of 260) total studies completed to date
19 Walk 'n Roll Program
• FY 25-26
• 37 Safety Assemblies
• 35 events attended (Viva Calle, Viva Escuela,
Intl Walk to School Day)
• 30 Bike Rodeos (8 fall, 22 spring)
• 447 bike helmets distributed
• 104 WnR schools (elementary, middle, high)
• Up from 90 in 2025, 60 in 2024
20 Speed Safety Systems
• Red-Light Running Cameras
• One-year pilot
• Began issuing citations at midnight on January
9th, 2026
• SJPD staff review each case
• Fines: up to $486 for a left-turn or through redlight violation and $234 for a rolling right turn. • A point is added to the driver's license
• In the first two months after the warning period,
the four cameras issued over 2,100 citations.
21 Speed Safety Systems
• Speed Safety Cameras
• Identified a preferred vendor for the Speed
Safety Camera program
• The City Manager has delegated authority to
award, negotiate, and execute an agreement up
to $16 million.
• Drafted contract with vendor; anticipated
contract execution date is mid June, pending
final review and approval
• Camera installations are planned to be
completed by September.
22 Project Status Funds Requested Funder / Grant Program Measure B: Bicycle & Pedestrian -
Planning Oakland Road Complete Street Study Awarded $499,550 Measure B: Bicycle & Pedestrian -
Planning Awarded $500,000 Stevens Creek Corridor CoalitionComplete Streets Plan Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program Under Review $200,000 Office of Traffic Safety Sustainable Transportation Planning
Grant (STPG) City of San José Bike Plan Update Under Review $400,000 Edge AI Analytics Technology Deployment Not Awarded $500,000 VRF - ITS Cycle 5 • Two recent grant agreements (executed or unexecuted) have not yet been obligated by Federal govt. • $20.5 million total.
• Includes over $8.5 million for San José’s new automated speed enforcement program.
Grant Applications for Safety Projects
FY 2025-2026
*As of May 20.
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
(BPAC)
24 BPAC Accomplishments
25 BPAC Priority – Vision Zero
2. Explore options to accelerate the deployment of quick build traffic safety treatments with the goal of delivering quick build projects within one year – from planning to construction. Include findings in the next Vision Zero report to the T&E Committee. (d)2 Vision Zero Program
Status Report
Questions?
Transportation & Environment Committee
June 8, 2026
John Ristow – Director, Department of Transportation
Jim Bittner – Acting Division Manager, DOT Safety Division Lt. Hatzenbuhler – San Jose Police Department
Jordan Moldow – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee