Transportation & Environment Committee
October 5, 2026
(d)3 Vision Zero
Traffic Safety
Status Report
John Ristow – Director, Department of Transportation
Lam Cruz – Division Manager, DOT Vision Zero and Automated Enforcement Lt. Hatzenbuhler – San Jose Police Department
Ann Ferris – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Crash Data Trends:
Traffic Killed and
Severe Injuries (KSI)
Traffic KSI Trends
3 2025 fatalities ↓ 16% from 2024 • Severe crashes remain a persistent challenge 31 50
46 52
62 49
60 65
50 49
41 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026* Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
243
215
246
272
280
296
257 263
246
261
50 100
150
200
250
300
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fatalities by Month (2016-2026) KSI by Month (2016-2025) * 2026 data as of August 31. Note: 2026 Severe injury crash data is still being updated Traffic KSI Trends in 2025
4 Roads ≥35 mph 58% of KSI
Priority Safety
Corridors
43% of KSI
Equity Priority
Communities 41% of KSI
Speeding &
Red-light Running
32% of KSI
Vulnerable Road Users
31%
Pedestrians
16%
Bicyclists
DUI remains a significant concern
Approximately 20% of fatalities in 2025 and through June 2026 were DUI-related Highest proportion in 10 years
Vision Zero
Projects and Efforts
6 2026 Priority Safety
Corridors (PSC)
• Minor update to the City's 2023 PSC
• Aligning with the Safety Corridors (AB 645; as defined under CVC §22358.7, established by AB 43)
• 150 miles to 154 miles, extending:
• 11th Street
• Capitol Avenue
• King Road
• Saratoga Avenue
7 Vision Zero Collaboration
Law Enforcement:
Coordinating on enforcement efforts,
crash data improvements, public
safety messaging.
Public Health Partners:
Exploring data sharing
Coordinating on e-bike safety
education.
Regional and National Leadership:
Presented to regional partners at Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
Participated in the first State-wide Safe System
Approach cohort.
Working with regional, State and national Vision
Zero groups.
8 Vision Zero Collaboration
DUI Related Efforts
Law Enforcement:
Police Department
DUI checkpoints
"Know Your Limit" education
Awarded a $458,306 grant
Collaborating with SJPD and CHP on
coordinated enforcement and public
education efforts.
Public Health Partners:
Coordinating with County Public Health and
regional trauma centers.
Exploring impaired-driving prevention
Citywide Safety Messaging:
Deployed safety messages on changeable
message signs, and on City assets and
infrastructure
Quick-Build Priority Safety Corridors
Hillsdale Ave Before/After Evaluation - Year 2
9 • Overall Total Crashes & Injury
Crashes Decreased
• No KSI
• Speed & Unsafe Speed-Related
Crashes Trending Lower
• No Unsafe Turn-Related Crashes
10 • 6,639 violations
(January 9 -August 11, 2026).
• Systemwide, average weekly redlight-running detections were approximately 43% lower
following the start of citations.
Violations
(1/9/2026 – 8/11/2026)
Locations
658 Monterey Road and
Branham Lane
1,567 Keyes Street and Third
Street
1,917 Leigh Avenue and
Parkmoor Avenue
2,497 Bascom Avenue and
Camden Avenue
Automated Enforcement
Red-Light Running Camera
11 Contract Executed
Verra Mobility selected to deploy and
operate the camera enforcement program.
Monthly Regional Meeting
Meeting monthly with staff from the other
pilot cities to share implementation
progress
Site Designs and Permits
Worked with Fehr & Peers to advance the
site designs and permits.
Camera Installation
Camera installation anticipated to begin in
late September 2026.
Warning Notices
Warning notices anticipated in
December 2026.
Citations
Citations anticipated in February 2027.
Automated Enforcement
Speed Safety Camera
12 59 roadway segments with reduced speed limits city-wide • 1 segment: 55 → 50 mph • 26 segments: 40 → 35 mph • 16 segments: 35 → 30 mph • 10 segments: 30 → 25 mph • 4 segments: 45 → 40 mph • 2 segments: 25 → 20 mph 4 red-light running cameras
33 speed camera systems
Speed Management
Speed Limit Setting & Automated Enforcement
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
(BPAC)
14 BPAC Priorities
Trail Maintenance During the Rainy Season - PRNS
Investing in Safety Near Schools - DOT
Keeping Ewert Road Open to Bicycles - Airport
15 Trail Maintenance During
the Rainy Season
Trail underpasses are
left treacherous for weeks
after floods
BPAC Priorities
Graph of floodwaters receding along the
Guadalupe River following a storm.
Conditions on the Guadalupe River Trail over
a week after the flooding receded.
16 Investing in Safety Near Schools
BPAC Priorities School Safety Priorities
• Daylighting
• Quick-Builds
• Funding Walk and Roll
• Speed Limits Set as Low
as Possible
Intersections with daylighting and quick-builds near two San José schools. 15 mph speed limit When Children are Present in Oakland, CA.
17 BPAC Priorities
Keeping Ewert Road Open to Bicycles
When the Guadalupe River Trail floods, detours are long and dangerous Map of detour required during flooding if Ewert Road is closed, requiring use of high-volume major arterials.
Existing bike lanes on Ewert Road.
Existing bikeway connection to Ewert Road.
(d)3 Vision Zero Traffic
Safety Status Report
Questions?
John Ristow – Director, Department of Transportation
Lam Cruz – Division Manager, DOT Vision Zero and Automated Enforcement Lt. Hatzenbuhler – San Jose Police Department
Ann Ferris – Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Transportation & Environment Committee
October 5, 2026