November 18, 2025 Item No. 1A - 25-264
City Council
Item No. 1.A, RTC 25-264
0000000a Study Session and
1852 Update on the City's
THE MISSION CITY Vision Zero Plan
November 18, 2025
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Agenda
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1. Background on Vision Zero * ROAD
2. Project Timeline & Significance
3. Key Elements of this Plan
4. Next Steps/Implementation
2 POST MEETING MATERIAL
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What is Vision Zero?
Vision Zero is a strategy to
eliminate all traffic fatalities and
severe injuries while promoting safe
and healthy mobility for all.
This project is partially funded by federal Safe Streets & Roads for All (SS4A) grant and state Office of Traffic Safety grant. 3 3
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Santa Clara
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Why Vision Zero?
Traffic fatalities are unacceptable
• Policy goal from the City's Bicycle and
Pedestrian Plans
• Trend of increasing pedestrian and
cyclist injuries
• Growing city
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City of
Santa Clara
The Canter of Whary Possible
Project Timeline
Collision Data Collection /Analysis
Countermeasure Toolbox We are here!
Transportation Assessment
Implementation Plan/Programs
Public Engagement
i Community Surveys @ Event Tabling jp Community Workshops B BPAC & Commission Meetings Draft Plan City Council Adoption
* BPAC Approval
of Final Plan
Final Plan
+ + +
Fall 2024 Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring
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Project Significance
• Official commitment to citywide
transportation safety
• Meaningful community engagement
• A roadmap to reach zero fatalities &
severe injuries
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Allow City to pursue funding for Vision Zero Action Plan improvements
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Vision Zero Plan Elements
Leadership Commitment Collaboration and
Strategic Planning Community Engagement Safety Analysis and Goal Setting
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High Injury Network Priority Projects, Policy, Progress and and Programs Transparency
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Goal Setting &
Guiding Principles thin
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Target Date: End all traffic- Life is Our Inacceptable an related fatalities and severe Highest Priority Preventable injuries on Santa Clara streets
by 2050
Vision Zero is a Community Engagement
Shared Responsibility is Essential
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Santa Clara
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Strategic Planning
Vision Zero Working Group (VZWG)
• Public Works, Police, Fire, Community
Development Departments
• One (1) City BPAC member
• Partner Agencies
• City of San Jose • Santa Clara University
• City of Sunnyvale • Santa Clara Unified
• Santa Clara County Public School District
Health, Roads & Airport • Silicon Valley Bicycle
• VTA Coalition
• Mission College
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Outreach Strategies
• Project webpage, hotline,
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City newsletters & social
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• Free safety items
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• Street signs
• Bus shelter advertisement
• Educational video about Bilingual flyer Bus shelter ad on El Camino Real
distracted driving
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Santa Clara
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Project Activities
• 3 Online Surveys
(~1,300 responses)
• 4 Community Workshops
• 6 Pop-up Events
• 3 City Commission Meetings
• 5 BPA Meetings
Community Events & Workshops
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Community Concerns
Expressway
• Speeding and distracted driving
• Poor visibility at intersections
• Lack of separated bikeways
• Pedestrian infrastructure Lafayette St
deficiencies Kiely/
• More education, enforcement, Homestead
and traffic-calming measures Area
Online Survey Safety Mapping 12
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Santa Clara
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Collision Data & Trends
Annual KSI (K + SI) Collisions by Mode
Collision Severity 2016-2023 40
35 Count 35
Fatal (Killed or K) 51 30 26 26
8 25 22 21 21
Severe Injury (SI) 139 19 20
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Other Visible Injury 895 5 5 4
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3 Complaint of Pain 24
1437 10 18
15 15 15 12
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Property Damage Only 5,412
(PDO)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024*
Total Collisions 7,934
• Motor Vehicles Pedestrian-involved
- Total 13
Bikes-involved
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3%
Bicycle
(262) 12%
Bicycle
7%- (23)
- 35%
4%
Pedestrian
(322) 23%
Pedestrian J
(45)
Pedestrians and Cyclists
are Most Vulnerable
93%
Motor
Vehicle 65%
(7350) Motor
Vehicle
(122)
All Crashes KSI Crashes 14
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Collision Profiles
Bicyclist and Driving Under Speeding Night-time
Pedestrian
the Influence Drivers Collisions
Collisions
Collisions Turning Vehicle Vehicles Pedestrian Improper Pedestrian involving Conflicts at Running Crossing or not Collisions on persons under Intersections a Red Light Yielding Right-of- Sidewalk or 18 or over 60 or Stop Sign Way Shoulder
15 - High Injury Network Corridor
® HIN Intersection
High Injury Network •HIN Corridor - County
→ HIN Corridor - State
(HIN)
SUNNYVALE
• Map of roadway corridors
and intersections with
highest KSI collisions
• ~ 60% of all collisions
occurred on 16% of streets
SAN JOSE
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Priority Corridors
1. Monroe St: Lawrence Expwy - 6. Stevens Creek Blvd: Lawrence Bowers Ave & San Tomas Aquino Expwy - Bowers Ave (shared with Creek Trail - Scott Blvd San Jose)
2. Lafayette St: Central Expwy - 7. El Camino Real: Halford Ave - Poplar St Scott Blvd (State)
3. De La Cruz/Coleman Ave Tri- 8. Pruneridge Ave: Lawrence Expwy - level Area dely Blvc
4. Scott Blvd: Monroe St - El Camino 9. Scott Blvd: Bowers Ave - San Tomas Real Expy
5. Homestead Rd: Lawrence Expwy - 10.Montague Expy: Lick Mill Blvd - Kiely Blvd US 101 (County)
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City of
Santa Clara
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Countermeasure Toolbox
Examples
Roadway Segment • Road Diet (Traffic lane reduction), Access Restriction Intersection Design • Close Slip Lane, High Visibility Crosswalk Signal Modifications • Protected Left-turn, Lead Pedestrian Interval Signs & Markings • Retroreflective Backplate, Advanced Stop Bar Speed Management • Speed Feedback Sign, Speed Hump
Bicycle & Pedestrian • Separated Bike Lane, Curb Extension 18 18
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Santa Clara
Programs and Policy Updates
Key recommendations:
Post-crash Safer People • Update Neighborhood Traffic
Care
Calming Program (1999)
• Improve priority corridors
Safer Vehicles Safer Speeds
• Multi-department post KSI-
collision review
• Focus enforcement and
Safer Streets
education on the HIN
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Progress & Transparency
• Update Vision Zero webpage
regularly
• Develop annual reports
• Update the Vision Zero Action Plan
every 5 years or as necessary to
meet grant requirements
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10 VISION Program Implementation
ZERO & Next Steps
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Santa Clara
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Santa Clara
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Resource Needs
• Department of Public Works:
1.0 Senior Civil Engineer & 1.0 Assistant Engineer
• Police Department, Traffic Unit:
To be determined
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Estimated Program Costs
Category Estimate
Capital Projects - Top 10 Priority Corridors $93 M
(in 2025 dollars)
Non-capital Projects: Professional Services &
Educational Programs (5 years) $3.8 M
Vision Zero Program - Public Works Staffing (5 years) $3 M Vision Zero Program - Police Department Staffing TBD
Total Program Estimate $ 99.8 M
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City of
Santa Clara
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Next Steps
• December 2025: Finalize Vision Zero Action Plan
• Spring 2026: City Council Adoption
• Apply for upcoming grants
• Vision Zero Working Group coordination
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Q&A
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Item No. 1.A, RTC 25-264
Study Session and
1852 Update on the City's
THE MISSION CIT Vision Zero Plan
November 18, 2025
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