Draft Vision Zero Action Plan — City Council and Authorities Concurrent, March 10, 2026

City of Santa Clara
Vision Zero Action Plan
March 2026 (DRAFT)
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Message from
City Manager
Dear Santa Clara Community,
Santa Clara’s Vision Zero Action Plan is a critical step towards reducing and eventually eliminating trafc fatalities and serious injuries on our roadways. Even one trafc death on Santa Clara streets is one too many, which is why we are committed to ensuring safer streets throughout the City of Santa Clara. We aim to do this through enforcement, education, and engineering. With this in mind, our City is adopting a Vision Zero transportation safety initiative. This is our commitment to prioritize street safety and ensure all road users arrive safely at their destinations — whether you walk, bike, drive, ride transit, or use our City’s growing mobility options.

Recent collisions have resulted in injuries and tragic losses. They remind us of the importance of roadway safety, and Santa Clara’s Vision Zero efort is a proactive, long-term approach aimed at preventing these kinds of tragedies in the future.

The City’s current Bicycle Plan as well as our Pedestrian Master Plan outline the need for creating a citywide Vision Zero Plan. Santa Clara has received a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant to bring this Vision Zero Plan to life. As we work to eradicate trafc deaths and severe injuries on our streets, this Plan is a data-driven and comprehensive document that was informed by community input, which helped to identify priority projects and programs to enhance trafc safety. The Plan also aligns with the California statewide goal of reducing fatalities and serious injuries on state roadways to zero by 2050.

Achieving Vision Zero is critically important for our growing city. Together, we can foster safer, more inclusive streets for everyone! Santa Clara welcomes your interest and participation in helping move our City towards the goal of eliminating all trafc fatalities and severe injury crashes.

Be safe,
Jōvan D. Grogan, City Manager
City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan i
Acknowledgements
The City of Santa Clara would like to dedicate this Vision Zero Action Plan (Plan) to the members of our community who experienced life-changing trafc incidents and all advocates dedicated to improving roadway safety in Santa Clara. We extend our sincere gratitude to all those who contributed to the development of this Plan. Special thanks go to the Vision Zero Working Group for their leadership and dedication. We also acknowledge the valuable input from community members and partner agencies that refects our shared commitment to safer streets for all. Your contributions have been vital in moving us closer to a future with zero trafc-related fatalities and severe injuries.

Elected Officials
Lisa M. Gillmor, Mayor
Albert Gonzalez, Councilmember District 1
Raj Chahal, Councilmember District 2
Karen Hardy, Councilmember District 3
Kevin Park, Councilmember District 4
Sudhanshu “Suds” Jain, Councilmember District 5
Kelly G. Cox, Vice Mayor District 6
City of Santa Clara Public Works Staff
Nicole He, Project Manager
Ralph Garcia, Senior Civil Engineer
Steve Chan, Transportation Manager
Carol Shariat, Principal Transportation Planner
Michael Liw, Assistant Director/City Engineer
Craig Mobeck, Director
Consultant Team
Mike Colety, Kimley-Horn
Robert Paderna, Kimley-Horn
Tatiana Lundstrom, Kimley-Horn
Brandi Childress, Kimley-Horn
Zander Dally, Kimley-Horn
Abbey Ibarra, Kimley-Horn
Kristen Mei, Kimley-Horn
Zachary Ramalingam, Kimley-Horn
Julian Kaiser, Kimley-Horn
Ivy Morrison, Circlepoint
Regina Merrill, Circlepoint
Simon Stahl, Circlepoint
City of Santa Clara Commissions/
Committees
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Senior Advisory Commission
Parks & Recreation Commission
Youth Commission
Vision Zero Working Group
Jake Tomlin, Fire Department
Scott Wilson, Police Department
John Davidson, Community
Development Department
Ben Aghegnehu, County of Santa Clara Roads
and Airports
Alisa Campbell, County of Santa Clara
Public Health
Lauren Ledbetter, VTA
Eugene Maeda, VTA
Michal Healy, Santa Clara Unifed School District
Steve Ross, Santa Clara University
Connor Keese, Mission College
Danny Nguyen, Mission College
Gabriela Landaveri, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Ken Kratz, Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Thao Nguyen, City of San Jose
Lillian Tsang, City of Sunnyvale
This project is funded by federal Safe Streets & Roads for All (SS4A) grant and state Ofce of Trafc Safety (OTS) grant.

City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan ii
Executive Summary
Santa Clara’s Vision Zero Action Plan is a strategic commitment to eliminate all trafic fatalities and severe injuries on city roadways by the year 2050.

City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan iii
The City of Santa Clara’s Vision Zero Action Plan is
an ambitious strategy aimed at eliminating all trafc
fatalities and severe injuries, while promoting safe
and sustainable mobility for all road users. This
multidisciplinary and collaborative efort unites
stakeholders from various sectors to develop and
implement comprehensive solutions addressing the
complex factors contributing to trafc-related collisions.

Key Objectives and Actions

1. Current State and Need for Action:
a. Trafc fatalities and severe injuries in Santa
Clara remain a concern, with 51 reported fatal
collisions and 139 severe injuries between 2016
and 2023.
b. The city’s growth has led to increased trafc,
further amplifying the risk of collisions.
c. High costs of trafc collisions highlight the
fnancial imperative for safety measures.

2. Implementation Framework:
a. The Safe System Approach minimizes
fatalities and severe injuries by identifying
risk factors and implementing actions and
strategies in safer streets, safer people, safer
speeds, safer vehicles, and post-collision care.
b. Developing a High Injury Network (HIN) as
shown in Figure 1 to identify specifc
corridors and intersections with a high
concentration of collisions and prioritize
infrastructure investment.
c. Emphasizing safety for vulnerable road users,
such as pedestrians and cyclists, who are
involved in 35% of all KSI (Killed or Severely
Injured) collisions in Santa Clara.

3. Priority Actions:

The Plan identifes the following priority actions
encompassing infrastructure projects and other
strategies listed below.

Priority Corridor Projects:
• Monroe Street: Lawrence Expressway to
Bowers Avenue and San Tomas Aquino Creek
Trail to Scott Boulevard
• Lafayette Street: Central Expressway to
Poplar Street
• Coleman Avenue Tri-level Interchange:

De La Cruz Boulevard from Central
Expressway to Lafayette Street and Coleman
Avenue from Reed Street to the City of San
Jose Limit Line
• Scott Boulevard: Monroe Street to El
Camino Real
• Homestead Road: Lawrence Expressway to
Kiely Boulevard
• Stevens Creek Boulevard: Lawrence
Expressway to Kiely Boulevard
• El Camino Real: Halford Avenue to
Scott Boulevard
• Pruneridge Avenue: Lawrence Expressway to
Kiely Boulevard
• Scott Boulevard: Bowers Avenue to San
Tomas Expressway
• Montague Expressway: Lick Mill Boulevard
to US 101
Non-Engineering Strategies:

Table I: Non-Engineering Actions and Strategies
Action Description
Vision Zero Program
VZP-1
Vision Zero
Implementation
Funding Program
Establish funding strategies and secure funding/apply for grant funding to support Vision Zero implementation.

VZP-2 Vision Zero Working
Group / Task Force
Form a multi-agency working group to coordinate Vision Zero implementation and initiatives.

VZP-3 Progress Report Publish annual report on Vision Zero program progress.

VZP-4 Update Vision Zero
Plan Update existing Vision Zero Plan in 5 years or per grant requirement Safer People
SP-1
City Staf
Communications
Training
Conduct training for City staf on efective roadway safety and trafic collisions messaging.

SP-2 Stakeholder
Engagement
Convene local stakeholder group and conduct workshops or walk audits along HighInjury Network (HIN) corridors.

SP-3
Trafic Education
for Safe Routes to
School (SRTS)
Continue providing and expanding trafic safety education (i.e. walking school bus) for students and parents.

SP-4 Trafic Education
for Seniors Provide trafic safety education for pedestrians over 60 years of age.

SP-5 Education
Campaigns
Conduct education campaigns such as installing message signs or media posts on speeding, distracted driving, or other high-risk behaviors.

SP-6
Online Safety
Dashboard & Data
Sharing
Develop online interactive dashboard as a tool to present trafic safety information.

Collaborate on data sharing with neighboring jurisdictions.

Safer Speeds
SSP-1 Speed Management
Implement speed limit reductions in accordance with current state law. Define up to 20% of the city’s street network as Safety Corridors to reduce posted speed limits by 5 miles per hour.

SSP-2 Strategic Trafic
Enforcement
Conduct high-visibility trafic enforcement on speeding, driving under influence (DUI), and violation of trafic control devices along the HIN corridors and/or intersections SSP-3
Collision Data
Focused Training
for Enforcement
and Public Safety
Professionals
Participate in trainings to improve collision reporting practices. Focus area includes improved data on speeding, impairment, distracted driving.

SSP-4
Police Academy
(Vision Zero
Training)
Integrate Vision Zero principles into police training and academy curriculum.

Safer Streets
SST-1 Intersection
Daylighting Implement and enforce citywide intersection daylighting per state law (AB 413).

SST-2 Post KSI-Collision
Review
Develop a multi-department collision review process and conduct post-collision review of fatal and severe injuries collisions to discuss potential improvements.

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City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Action Description
SST-3 Vision Zero Priority
Corridors
Update HIN priority corridors as needed and identify funding for design and implementation of top priority HIN corridors.

SST-4 Trafic Calming
Program Update
Re-evaluate and update existing trafic calming program and policies. Incorporate best practices and update process of implementing trafic calming measures.

SST-5 School Safety
Zones
Establish reduced speed limits of 15 mph in school zones and implement trafic enforcement.

SST-6 Design Review Create an internal procedure for evaluating and, where possible, implementing safety countermeasures on projects located within HIN.

SST-7 Vision Zero Design
Standards
Develop and apply street design that helps reduce stress of walking and biking by deterring vehicle cut-through trafic. Incorporate best practices such as VTA’s Community Design and Transportation Manual, NACTO, and update City design standards as needed.

SST-8
Design Review
Training &
Resources
Provide focused training for City engineers and planners responsible for designing and reviewing street design and safety planning activities. Develop resources (i.e. checklist) to incorporate safety countermeasures
along HIN corridors and intersections.

SST-9
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Count
Data
Identify high activity areas and develop schedule to track pedestrian and cyclist activity at key locations.

SST-10
Expand Santa
Clara’s Bicycle and
Pedestrian Network
Continue expanding and upgrading the existing bicycle and pedestrian network per City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans.

SST-11
Intelligent
Transportation
Systems
Explore and implement technologies such as speed monitoring and adaptive trafic signal systems.

SST-12
Improve Data
Collection and
Analysis
Use citywide, newer “big data” sources as a proactive strategy to monitor speed, trafic volume, locations with frequent "near misses”.

Safer Vehicles
SV-1 Subsidized Transit Expand free or discounted transit fares for holidays and special events to reduce impaired driving.

SV-2
Rideshare or
Microtransit
Program for
Impaired Driving
Prevention
Establish subsidized rideshare or microtransit program aimed to reduce impaired driving.

SV-3
Trafic Enforcement
Technologies,
Transportation
Innovation and
Mitigate Future
Risks
Explore new technologies for trafic enforcement that align with Police Department best practice. Explore opportunities and prepare for new forms of transportation and enforcement of standards. Track AB 645 Speed Safety System pilot. Collaborate and exchange knowledge with neighboring cities on related policy updates. Support any new state legislation for safer streets/Vision Zero.

Post-Collision Care
PCC-1 Emergency
Response (ER)
Continue monitoring trafic signal operations with emergency vehicle pre-emption and implement signal and roadway improvements that enhance emergency vehicle response times.
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Priority Corridor - City Street
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High Injury Network Intersections

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Halford Ave
Flora Vista Ave
Pomeroy Ave
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Palm Dr
Market St
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Cabrillo Ave

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Great America Pkwy
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STADIUM

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Priority Corridor - County

SUNNYVALE GREAT AMERICA AGNEWS

HISTORIC MISSION PARK COLLEGE
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ADRIAN WILCOX

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Kiely Blvd

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Table of Contents
Message from City Manager................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... ii Executive Summary............................................................................................................... iii Glossary...................................................................................................................................1

1. About Vision Zero ........................................................................................ 2 What is Vision Zero? ...............................................................................................................3 Why Vision Zero for Santa Clara?...........................................................................................4 What is a Safe System Approach? .........................................................................................8 Vision Statement, Guiding Principles, and Continued Eforts ..............................................9 Vision Statement .................................................................................................................9 Guiding Principles.............................................................................................................. 10 Continuing Santa Clara’s Eforts........................................................................................ 10

2. Community Engagement...........................................................................14 Outreach Strategies ..............................................................................................................15 How We Engaged with the Community ................................................................................17

3. Safety Analysis...........................................................................................21 High Injury Network .............................................................................................................28 Collision Profiles....................................................................................................................31

4. Countermeasure Toolbox.........................................................................50

5. Action Plan to Reach Zero Deaths and Severe Injuries............................. 58 Priority Project List...............................................................................................................60 Programs and Policy Updates ..............................................................................................64 Actions and Strategies ......................................................................................................65 Progress, Transparency, Accountability.............................................................................. 73 How to Stay Involved ........................................................................................................ 73 Appendices....................................................................................................74 City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Glossary
AB: Assembly Bill
AADT: Annual Average Daily Trafc
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ATP: Active Transportation Plan
BPAC: Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Caltrans: California Department of Transportation
CAP: Climate Action Plan
CIP: Capital Improvement Program
DUI: Driving Under the Infuence
ER: Emergency Response
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
HIN: High Injury Network
IT: Information Technology
KSI: Collisions resulting in someone being Killed or Severely Injured NACTO: National Association of City Transportation Ofcials NTCP: Neighborhood Trafc Calming Program
PDO: Property Damage Only
RRFB: Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
SRTS: Safe Routes to School
SS4A: Safe Streets and Roads for All
TIMS: Transportation Injury Mapping System
UC: University of California
VMT: Vehicle Miles Travelled
VTA: Valley Transportation Authority
1 1. About Vision Zero
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What is Vision Zero?
City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan 3
Vision Zero is a comprehensive and ambitious
strategy aimed at eliminating all trafc fatalities
and severe injuries while promoting safe and
sustainable mobility for all road users. Originating
from a movement in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero
fundamentally shifts the responsibility of trafc safety from individuals to the broader transportation system.

At its core, Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary
and collaborative efort that unites a wide range
of stakeholders from various sectors, including
government agencies, urban planners, public
health professionals, law enforcement, community
organizations, and the public. This collaboration
is essential for developing and implementing
comprehensive solutions that address the complex
and interconnected factors contributing to
trafc-related collisions. Through a combination
of engineering improvements, policy changes,
educational campaigns, and targeted enforcement,
Vision Zero seeks to create a safer and more
inclusive transportation network.
an Master Plan C

01. Santa Clara Today
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Santa Clara Today
Why Vision Zero
for Santa Clara?
The City of Santa Clara is committed to creating safer streets, eliminating trafc-related fatalities, and fostering a community where all residents can travel securely, whether by foot, bicycle, or vehicle. Vision Zero advocates for a proactive approach to trafc safety, prioritizing the design and implementation of infrastructure improvements, enforcing trafc laws strategically, and promoting education programs about safe transportation behaviors. This efort is rooted in the City’s dedication to eliminating all trafc-related fatalities and severe injuries, creating safer streets, and fostering a strong safety culture among all road users. While this initiative complements broader statewide goals for achieving Vision Zero, its core purpose is to address Santa Clara’s unique transportation needs.

1. 2.4% of All Collisions within Santa Clara
Result in a Fatality or Severe Injury:

Between 2016 and 2023, there are 51 reported
fatal collisions and 139 severe injuries in total,
with an average of over 6 trafc fatalities and 17
severe injuries annually, highlighting a pressing
need for enhanced safety measures. Figure 2
presents the fatal and severe injury collisions
within the 8-year study period.

2. Policy Goal from City’s Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plans:

Previous planning eforts, including the City of
Santa Clara’s Bicycle Master Plan Update (2018)
and Pedestrian Master Plan (2019), identifed the
adoption of a Vision Zero policy as a key goal to
advance safe, multimodal transportation for
all users.

Pedestri 2019 ity of Santa Clara i
City of Santa Clara
Pedestrian Master Plan
2019
Prepared by
Alta Planning + Design
City of Santa Clara
Bicycle Plan Update
2018
Prepared by
Alta Planning + Design
June 2019
Prepared for
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Between 2016 and 2023,
there are 51 reported
fatal collisions and
139 severe injuries

3. Trend of Increasing Pedestrian and Cyclist
Injuries: Collision data indicates that pedestrian
and cyclist injuries have been on the rise. Over the
8-year study period from 2016 to 2023, there were
45 pedestrian collisions and 23 cyclist collisions
resulting in fatalities or severe injuries. Figure
3 presents the fatal and severe injury collisions
involving bicycles and pedestrians. A Vision Zero
Action Plan would prioritize the safety of these
vulnerable road users.

4. Growing City and Growing Traffic:

As the City continues to grow, trafc volumes
have increased, leading to more congestion and a
heightened risk of trafc collisions.

5. High Cost of Traffic Collisions:

Trafc collisions impose a signifcant economic
burden, including medical expenses, property
damage, and lost productivity. In 2023, trafcrelated incidents cost an estimated $157.5 million1 ,
demonstrating the fnancial imperative to reduce
collisions through a Vision Zero approach.

Due to these and other changes in Santa Clara, the
City recognized the need for a Vision Zero Action
Plan. In 2022 the City received a federal Safe Streets
for All (SS4A) grant to develop a citywide Vision
Zero Action Plan and policy, leading to the creation of this Plan.
1 Collision costs calculated using values from the Local Roadway Safety Manual, Caltrans, 2024.

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Figure 2: Citywide Fatalities and
Severe Injury Collisions K+SI* Crashes by Intersection (2016-2023) 1 Lo Pa res Blvd
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Central Expy
Agnew Rd
Francis Ave
Los Padres Blvd
Halford Ave
Flora Vista Ave
Pomeroy Ave
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Benton St
Palm Dr
Market St
Mission College Blvd
Cabrillo Ave

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De La Cruz Blvd
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Saratoga Ave
Lawrence Expy
Scott Blvd
Montague Expy
El Camino Real
Winchester Blvd
Benton St
Coleman Ave
San Tomas Expy
Lafayette St
Kiely Blvd
Lick Mill Blvd
Bellomy St
Newhall St
Central Expy
Our Angel's Way
El Camino Real
Stevens Creek Blvd
San Tomas Expy
Monroe St
Homestead Rd
Monroe St
Homestead Rd
Kiely Blvd
Bowers Ave
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Class II Bike Facility
Pedestrian Crashes
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Severe Injury
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Figure 3: Citywide Fatalities and
Severe Injury Collisions Involving
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0 What is a
Safe System Approach?
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The Safe System Approach is a comprehensive
framework for road safety that aims to minimize
fatalities and severe injuries by considering the
entire transportation system and its interactions.

This idea provides a systematic plan to accomplish
Vision Zero, a global movement based on the ethical
belief that no one should be killed or injured in
trafc collisions.

Unlike traditional methods that primarily react to
collisions after they occur, this approach focuses
on identifying risk factors and implementing
preventive measures beforehand. It recognizes that
while human error is inevitable, a well-designed
and redundant system can reduce the chances of
those errors leading to fatalities. The Safe System
Approach emphasizes that trafc safety is a shared
responsibility among road users, designers, policy
makers, and vehicle manufacturers.

By addressing the key principles of road safety — safe
road users, safe vehicles, safe speeds, safe roads, and post-collision care — the Safe System Approach aims
to create a forgiving road system that accommodates
human error and keeps road users safe.

Areas where the Safe System Approach has been
successfully implemented have seen a signifcant
decline in road trafc deaths and injuries2
.

The City of Santa Clara believes that trafc fatalities
and severe injuries are preventable and is committed
to applying a Safe System Approach to improve
roadway safety in the city.
2 SafetyConnect. (2023, September 15). An Introduction to the Safe Systems Approach. SafetyConnect. https://www.safetyconnect.io/post/an-introduction-to-the-safe-systems-approach Vision Statement,
Guiding Principles,
and Continued Eforts
Vision Statement
The City of Santa Clara is dedicated to eliminating
all trafc-related fatalities and severe injuries on
city roadways by 2050 while fostering safe and
sustainable mobility for all road users.

We envision a city where every resident and visitor
can move around with confdence, whether they
choose to walk, bike, drive, or use public transit.

Through collaborative eforts and innovative
solutions, we aim to create a transportation network
that prioritizes human life above all else, making our
streets safer for everyone.

Our commitment is to ensure that
Santa Clara’s streets are safe and
accessible for all roadway users:
pedestrians, cyclists, drivers,
and transit users alike.

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City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Guiding Principles These guiding principles will steer Santa Clara’s eforts as we work towards our goal of zero trafc-
• Safety of Human Life is Our Highest
Priority. Our commitment is to ensure that
Santa Clara’s streets are safe and accessible for
all roadway users: pedestrians, cyclists, drivers,
and transit users alike.
• Traffic-related Fatalities and Severe
Injuries are Preventable and
Unacceptable. We recognize that human
error is inevitable, but serious consequences are
not. Our streets, policies, and systems must be
designed to reduce the risk and severity
of collisions.
• Vision Zero is a Shared Responsibility.

Achieving Vision Zero requires a coordinated,
citywide efort. We will strive to work
collaboratively across departments and with
community partners through engineering,
enforcement, education, and emergency response.
• Community Engagement is Essential.

Meaningful input from residents, businesses,
and local organizations will guide our strategies.

We will listen, learn, and act in partnership with
the community to ensure solutions are inclusive
and efective.
related deaths and severe injuries. Through a
combination of engineering, education, enforcement,
and engagement, we will build a safer and more
connected community for all.

Continuing Santa Clara’s
Eforts
The Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan (Plan) is
a high-level planning document that builds on the
City’s existing plans and trafc safety eforts.

Table 1 provides an overview of key City and
County/VTA plans that guide and complement Santa
Clara’s Vision Zero strategies, highlighting their
goals and contributions to a safer, more connected
transportation system. Building upon these existing
eforts, the Plan aims to create a cohesive strategy that accelerates progress towards the goal of eliminating
trafc-related fatalities and severe injuries.
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Table 1: Key Existing City of Santa Clara and County/VTA Plans Document Name Relevance to Santa Clara Vision Zero
City of Santa Clara
General Plan (2010)
Approved in 2010, the City of Santa Clara 2010-2035 General Plan is a comprehensive framework encompassing the City’s land use, mobility and transportation, public facilities and services, environmental quality, sustainability, housing, noise, safety, and conservation.

The Mobility and Transportation section of the General Plan provides goals and policies that would support connected networks that facilitate pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular movement throughout the City of Santa Clara.

City of Santa Clara
Bicycle Plan
Update (2018)
The Bicycle Plan Update (2018) provides a long-term vision for improving bicycling in the City of Santa Clara with implementation of policy, program, and project recommendations. This plan identifies a goal to develop a Vision Zero policy.

City of Santa
Clara Pedestrian
Master Plan (2019)
The Pedestrian Master Plan includes policies, programs, and project recommendations to make the City of Santa Clara a walkable community that provides a comprehensive network of safe, convenient, and comfortable pedestrian routes for all people of all ages and abilities. This plan identifies challenges to walkability, priority pedestrian zones, and goals highlighting safety, comfort, convenience, active communities, and implementation. This plan identifies a goal to develop a Vision Zero policy.

Santa Clara County
Active Transportation
Plan (2024)
The Santa Clara County Active Transportation Plan (ATP) assesses the current transportation network’s function in serving people biking, walking, and rolling throughout Santa Clara County, and identifies opportunities to enhance safety for these modes of transportation along County-maintained roadways. Development of infrastructure safety improvements and Vision Zero projects along County-maintained roadways within Santa Clara, such as Montague/San Tomas Expressway, Central Expressway and Lawrence Expressway, would support the safety goal of the County ATP.

Santa Clara Valley The VTA Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) provides a long-range transportation plan for Transportation Santa Clara County identifying programs, projects, and policies to address links between Authority (VTA) transportation, land use, air quality, energy use, and community livability. A primary Valley Transportation objective of the VTP would be to encourage an integrated multimodal Plan 2040 transportation system.

Santa Clara Climate
Action Plan (2022)
The Santa Clara Climate Action Plan (CAP) aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance sustainability, and prepare the city for climate change impacts through comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies. This plan includes maximizing co-benefits, such as improving safety by expanding the bicycle and pedestrian network.

Santa Clara Americans
with Disabilities Act
Transition Plan (2024)
The Santa Clara Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan outlines the city's strategy to improve accessibility and ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by identifying, prioritizing, and addressing barriers in public facilities and infrastructure. It includes an action plan for upgrading sidewalks, ramps, public buildings, and other amenities to meet ADA standards, which improves safety and accessibility for the public overall.

Santa Clara Complete
Streets policy (2018)
The Complete Streets policy aims to create safe, accessible and convenient transportation networks for everyone, regardless of how they travel.

Santa Clara The Neighborhood Trafic Calming Program (NTCP) describes the City’s existing approach Neighborhood to address local neighborhood trafic safety concerns in a systematic manner. This Trafic Calming program serves as a guideline to evaluate and implement trafic calming solutions on Program (1999) neighborhood streets.
11 Federal and
State Policies
In addition to reviewing existing city and county Santa Clara’s active transportation and safety plans, this Plan has incorporated the various strategies. This summary of Program, Policies, and initiatives, policies, and practices concerning Practices can be found in Table 2.

Table 2: Federal and State Policies
Key Document Key Elements
FHWA Safe System
Approach for
Speed Management
Presents a five-stage framework to identify, prioritize, and implement speed management for arterial and residential areas, which is a key element of the Safe System Approach.

FHWA Primer on Safe
System Approach for
Pedestrian and
Bicyclists
Outlines considerations for pedestrians and bicyclists within each Safe System element and provides a benchmark for agencies to evaluate their policies, programs, and practices for Safe System alignment.

Caltrans Director’s
Policy 36 (DP-36)
Commitment from Caltrans to apply the Safe System Approach to eliminate fatal and severe injury collisions on California roadways by 2050. This commitment includes adopting a safety first mindset in prioritizing road safety while eliminating race-, age-, ability- and mode-based disparities in road safety outecomes.

Caltrans Director’s
Policy 37 (DP-37)
Emphasizes Caltrans’ dedication to developing complete streets that support active transportation, transit, and rail, in order to meet the state’s climate and environmental objectives.

Caltrans Design
Information
Bulletin 94 (DIB 94)
Provides new flexibility in design of context-sensitive facilities by integrating the Safe System Approach into Caltrans’ design standards for complete streets projects. It supports Vision Zero by prioritizing proactive, human-centered design strategies that reduce crash severity and protect all road users.

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City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Table 2 (Continued): Federal and State Policies
State Law Key Elements
Assembly Bill 43
(AB 43) (2021)
Grants local jurisdictions the flexibility to establish and enforce speed limits based on safety context rather than solely on the 85th percentile speeds.

Assembly Bill 413
(AB 413) (2023)
Mandates daylighting intersections up to 20 feet on the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk to improve sight distance between motorists and vulnerable road users. By prohibiting parking within this zone, even in the absence of red curb markings, the law proactively reduces crash risk and injury severity, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists at intersections.

Assembly Bill 645
(AB 645) (2023)**
Ofers guidance for implementing speed safety camera pilot programs, enabling automated enforcement using cameras along high injury network corridors. By enabling camera-based enforcement of speeding violations, AB 645 directly aligns with Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach by proactively managing vehicle speeds and reinforcing systemic responsibility for road safety.

Senate Bill 743
(SB 743) (2013*)
Implements a policy change in the State's environmental review process for transportation to quantify driving measures by vehicle miles traveled, a key factor in safety exposure. Eliminates level of service as an environmental impact criterion. * Began statewide implementation in July 2020
** At the time of this Plan development, speed safety camera pilot programs are permitted by only six cities in California, not including Santa Clara 13 2. Community Engagement
Outreach Strategies
The project team conducted robust community
engagement in the development of the Plan.

The primary goal of engagement was to gather
input about community concerns and priorities
surrounding traffic safety in Santa Clara. Using
a variety of communication channels, the project
Phase 1
September–
December 2024
The initial phase
introduced the project,
sought to understand
how community members
experience existing
trafic infrastructure, and
identified community
members’ general and sitespecific trafic
safety concerns.

Survey Responses: Survey Responses: Survey Responses:
245 729 340
Meeting participants: Meeting Participants: Meeting Participants:
18 24 28
Phase 2
January–
March 2025
The second phase
introduced Santa Clara’s
High-Injury Network
(HIN) and confirmed with
stakeholders if they also
had safety concerns in this
area, as well as solicited
feedback on additional
priority areas for trafic
safety improvements.
team prioritized the meaningful engagement of
communities in Santa Clara, with an emphasis on
those who are traditionally underrepresented in
planning processes. Outreach was conducted in
four phases:

Phase 3
March–
April 2025
The third phase presented
the Vision Zero Plan’s
Programs, Policies, and
Countermeasure Toolkit
to solicit feedback,
and allowed the
community to confirm
if the recommendations
accurately addressed their
concerns and priorities
shared in Phases 1 and 2.

Phase 4
May–
July 2025
The final phase of outreach
presented the Priority
Project List and associated
implementation actions
for community input.

The Priority Project List
was developed using
feedback heard in Phase
3 on the proposed
programs, policies, and
countermeasures, and
outreach in Phase 4
served to ensure the final
project list and proposed
programs correspond to
the input heard.

Meeting Participants:
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City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Vision Zero Working Group
Comprised of multidisciplinary stakeholders from
City departments and key partner agencies, a Vision
Zero Working Group was established to collaborate
and guide the development of this Plan. The Working
Group includes City staf from Public Works, Police,
Fire, Community Development departments, a
representative from the City’s Bicycle & Pedestrian
Advisory Committee, and external partners from
Santa Clara County Roads & Airport and Public
Health departments, City of San Jose, City of
Sunnyvale, VTA, school district, Mission College,
Santa Clara University, and the Silicon Valley Bicycle
Coalition. The group met quarterly throughout the
project to discuss trafc safety concerns, review
collision analysis results, and collaborate on Vision
Zero actions and strategies.

Bicycle & Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
The City of Santa Clara Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory
Committee (BPAC) serves as an advisory panel to the
City Council, providing recommendations on policies,
projects, and programs that support and encourage
bicycling and walking. The project team presented at
BPAC meetings to provide updates and solicit input at
major milestones. Aug. 26, 2024 Jan. 27, 2025 Mar. 24, 2025 Jun. 23, 2025 October 2025 Meeting 1
Vision Zero Introduction, Project Overview,
and BPAC Representative Selection
for Vision Zero Working Group
Meeting 2
Collision Analysis and High-Injury Network
Meeting 3
Draft Countermeasure Toolbox
and Actions & Strategies
Meeting 4
Priority Project List and Draft Plan
Meeting 5
Recommend to City Council
for Plan Approval
City Commissions
In addition to regular meetings with the Vision Zero
Working Group and presentations to the BPAC, the
project team also engaged the City’s Youth, Parks &
Recreation, and Senior Advisory Commissions in
Fall 2024 and received input about safety concerns
around the city.
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with the Community
Project Webpage
The project webpage, SantaClaraCA.gov/VisionZero,
served as the central clearinghouse for project
information. This webpage included educational
materials, such as Frequently Asked Questions and
meeting presentations, for community members
to easily understand the project purpose. The City
also updated the webpage regularly to announce
upcoming outreach opportunities and online surveys.

Project Hotline and Email
To provide multiple avenues for community
members to submit comments, questions, and input,
the project team developed a dedicated project
hotline and email address. Contact information
received through the hotline and project email, as
well as information received from project event
attendees, was used to develop a project email list.

The project team used this database to distribute
project-related notifcations and email blasts.

Community Surveys & Interactive Webmap
The project team developed three community
surveys to gain stakeholder input at key project
milestones. These surveys allowed the public to
provide specifc feedback at major milestones.
• Survey 1 (September 14, 2024 - December 9,
2024): gathered feedback from the community
through a Safety Survey and an interactive
Safety Map.
• Survey 2 (February 18, 2025 - April 7, 2025):
gathered feedback on how people have
experienced the High Injury Network (HIN) in
Santa Clara.
• Survey 3 ( June 16, 2025 through July 13, 2025):
gathered feedback on the Priority Project List,
Programs/Policies, and Implementable Actions.

For a detailed summary of results and key
takeaways from each survey, please see Appendix A.

City Communications Channels
The project team raised awareness of the project by
leveraging existing City communication platforms
and associated audiences. These platforms include
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VISION
ZERO

REGISTER TODAY
November 7, 6 p.m.
bit.ly /SCVisionZero
Phone: 669 900 6833
Webinar ID: 872 7163 4449
City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
the City’s website, e-newsletters, Nextdoor, the Bus Shelter Advertisement City Manager’s Blog, social media channels like To reach transit riders and raise more project Instagram and Facebook, as well as fyers distributed awareness, the City installed several posters at VTA to key partners and locations. bus shelters along El Camino Real.

ACOMPÁÑENOS
en el último Taller Comunitario "Vision
Zero" de la ciudad de Santa Clara
Mejoras de Seguridad y Borrador del Plan "Vision Zero"
Lunes 30 de junio a las 6 p.m.

Zoom En Persona
bit.ly/SC-VZ-Workshop Santa Clara City Hall Council Chambers Teléfono: 669 900 6833 1500 Warburton Ave.

ID de la Reunión Web: Santa Clara, CA 95050
826 5040 3475
Scan QR code to learn more
or visit santaclaraca.gov/
visionzero
Escanee el código QR para
obtener más información o
visite santaclaraca.gov/
visionzero

JOIN US
for the fnal City of Santa Clara
Vision Zero Community Workshop
Safety Improvements and Draft Vision Zero Plan
Monday, June 30, at 6 p.m.

Zoom
bit.ly/SC-VZ-Workshop
In-Person
Phone: 669 900 6833
Webinar ID: 826 5040 3475
1500 Warburton Ave.

Santa Clara City Hall Council Chambers
Santa Clara, CA 95050
For questions, or if you need interpretation at the workshop, contact the project at [email protected] or call (408) 915-6566 by June 23, 2025.

Si tiene preguntas o necesita interpretación durante el taller, comuníquese con el proyecto por [email protected] o llame al (408) 915-6566 antes del 23 de junio de 2025.

Street Signs
To enhance public awareness and visibility of the
Vision Zero initiative, the City installed Vision Zero
branded signage with a link to the project website
along major corridors, including streets with
collision hotspots. These signs were strategically
placed to reach drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists as they travel in the city
Project Events
The project team held multiple workshops and popup events to keep community members informed and provide them with an opportunity to share
their input and ask the project team questions.

At in-person events, the project team distributed
safety items such as bike lights, clip-on safety lights, and refective armbands, at no cost to community
members. For a detailed summary of results and key
takeaways from each event, please see Appendix B.
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ZERO
City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan
Community Workshops
Workshop #1: Project Introduction
November 7, 2024
Virtual, via Zoom
Workshop #2: HIN and Countermeasure Toolbox
March 5, 2025
In-person, City of Santa Clara City Hall
Workshop #3: Priority Projects and Program List
May 7, 2025
Virtual, via Zoom
Workshop #4: Proposed Improvement and Draft Plan
June 30, 2025
Hybrid, Virtual via Zoom / In-person,
City of Santa Clara City Hall
Pop-up Events
• Art & Wine Festival, September 14-15, 2024
• Santa Clara Farmers Market, November 2, 2024
• Holiday Tree Lighting, December 6, 2024
• Earth Day at Central Park, April 10, 2025
• Bike to Work Day, May 15, 2025
• State of the City, September 24, 2025
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What We Heard from the Community
Top Concerns:
• Speeding and Distracted Driving
• Unsafe Intersections and Poor Visibility at
Intersections Including Oversized Vehicle Parking
• Lack of Safe and Protected Bike Infrastructure
• Non-compliance by Cyclists
• Pedestrian Infrastructure Defciencies
• Lack of Cross-City Bike Connectivity and Safety
in School Zones
• Need for Education, Enforcement, and
Trafc-Calming Measures
“I am glad you are doing this.

I almost got hit by a car this
summer and still have a scar from
the experience. I have felt so scared
walking around Santa Clara since.”
— Survey Respondent
Top Locations of Safety Concerns
from the Community:
• Monroe Street
• De La Cruz Boulevard
• El Camino Real
• Benton Street
• Pruneridge Avenue
• Homestead Road
• Lafayette Street
• Scott Boulevard
• Kiely Boulevard
• Lawrence Expressway
“Bufered bike lines would be a
great way to protect cyclists and
pedestrians as well as encourage
non-motor vehicle travel along
these corridors.”
— Survey Respondent
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3. Safety Analysis
Understanding the patterns and causes of trafc-related fatalities and severe injuries is essential to achieving Vision Zero. This section presents an in-depth analysis of 8-year historical collision data to identify high-injury network and locations with elevated safety risks in Santa Clara. By examining where, how, contributing factors to why fatal and severe collisions occur, the City can prioritize safety interventions that will have the greatest impact on improving safety for all. This data-driven approach helps guide strategic decisions and supports the development of targeted actions to eliminate trafc deaths and severe injuries.

Data-driven Approach

1. Collision Trends: Review collision data to 4. Countermeasure Toolbox: Compile proven assess patterns and trends related to the timing, and applicable safety countermeasures based on locations, causes, and parties involved in collisions. nationwide research and best practice, aligning them with corresponding collision profles. 2. High Injury Network (Corridors & Intersections): Identify specifc corridors and 5. Priority Project Locations: Select top ten intersections where a signifcant number of fatal priority corridors with high collision frequency, and severe injury collisions frequently occur. determined by collision density and confrmed by input from the local community. Review collision 3. Collision Profiles: Investigate collision factors reports and conduct feld visits to identify to recognize the most common types of collisions, potential safety improvements. and categorize into 9 collision profles.

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Collision Trends
The project team reviewed collision data from January
1, 2016 through December 31, 2023, obtained from
the City’s collision database and supplemented using
the County’s collision database and UC Berkeley’s
Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS). The
collision data included collisions that occurred on
County expressways and El Camino Real, and did not
include collisions on highways or private streets. As
shown in Table 3, there were 51 fatal collisions and 139 severe injury collisions, with a total of 7,934 collisions during the 8-year study period. The collision data
was spatially referenced and mapped. Each collision
was assigned to the nearest intersection within 250
feet, or nearest roadway segment if no intersection
was within range. Figure 4 presents the breakdown
of collisions between signalized intersections,
unsignalized intersections, and roadway segments.

Approximately 39% of collisions occurred at signalized
intersections, followed by roadway segments with 34%
and unsignalized intersections with 27%.

Figure 4: Collisions by Facility Type, 2016–2023
Table 3: Collisions by Severity (2016-2023)
Collision Severity Count %
Fatal (Killed) 51 1%
Severe Injury (SI) 139 2%
Other Visible Injury 895 11%
Complaint of Pain 1,437 18%
Property Damage Only (PDO) 5,412 68%
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During the study period, the majority of all collisions, totaling 75% (5,953 incidents), occurred on Cityowned and maintained facilities, as illustrated in Figure 5. Collisions on County expressways
accounted for approximately 15% (1,165), while
collisions along State-maintained facilities
Figure 5: Collisions by Jurisdiction, 2016–2023
Figure 6: KSI Collisions by Jurisdiction, 2016-2023
(El Camino Real) accounted for 10% (816) of
collisions. As shown in Figure 6, a significant amount
of KSI collisions within Santa Clara occurred on
County and State-owned roadways. Between 2016
and 2023, 45% of KSI collisions (86 out of 190)
concentrated on County and State-owned roadways.
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Severe Injury
A severe injury is determined by the reporting
police ofcer based on their visual assessment of
a victim at the collision scene. According to the
California Highway Patrol’s Collision Investigation
Manual, a severe injury is one that is not fatal but
results in broken bones, dislocated or distorted
limbs, severe lacerations, or unconsciousness,
either at the scene or when taken from it. This
defnition excludes minor lacerations. It is
important to note that some severe injuries might
not be recognized as such by the reporting ofcer if
they are not visible or otherwise apparent.

People Walking and Biking
are Most Vulnerable
Bicyclists and pedestrians were involved in
approximately 35% of all Fatal and Severe Injury (KSI)
collisions in Santa Clara between 2016-2023, as seen
in Figure 7. Addressing road safety challenges for
vulnerable road users is key to the City achieving its
Vision Zero goal, as collisions involving bicycles and
pedestrians often result in more severe outcomes.

Vulnerable Users
Vulnerable users refers to individuals who are at a
greater risk of trafc-related death or injury because
of demographic factors such as socioeconomic
status, physical or mental abilities, age, or mode
of transportation. This category may encompass
people of color, low-income individuals, those
with limited or no English profciency, individuals
experiencing homelessness, youth, seniors, people
with disabilities, as well as pedestrians and cyclists.

The number of annual KSI collisions involving
cyclists and pedestrians has increased from 2016 to
2023, as seen in Figure 8. 2022 experienced the most
KSI vulnerable road user collisions, with a total of 14.

KSI collisions have overall trended upwards since
2016, peaking in 2023 with 24 KSI collisions.

Figure 9 presents the collision types by severity
recorded during the study period, while Figure 10
presents KSI collisions by type. The most common
collision types resulting in injuries were broadside
Figure 7: Comparison of Collisions
by Mode (2016 – 2023 Data)
collisions (869 injury collisions), rear ends (538)
and vehicle-pedestrian collisions (278), followed by
bicycle collisions (221). Sideswipes and hit object
collisions were the next most common collision
types. Broadside collisions are commonly referred
to as ‘T-Bone’ collisions, and involve a vehicle
striking another vehicle at (or close to) a rightangle. Sideswipes involve two vehicles travelling parallel (or close to parallel) and striking each other along the length of the vehicle. Hit object collisions
are typically single vehicle collisions in which a
driver departs the road, striking a parked car, tree,
or another kind of object.

Broadsides were the most common fatal collision
types during the study period (31), followed by
vehicle-pedestrian collisions (29). Hit-object
collisions and bicycle collisions were involved in 21
and 20 fatal collisions, respectively.
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Figure 8: Annual KSI Collisions by Mode, 2016–2023
Figure 9: Collision Types by Severity, 2016–2023
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Figure 10: KSI Collisions by Type, 2016–2023
Speed plays a critical role in collision severity
and the likelihood of pedestrian fatality when
involved in a collision. While a pedestrian has a 10%
likelihood of being killed in a collision at 20 mph,
that probability increases to 40% when travelling at
30 mph and 80% at 40 mph. Unsafe speed was the
most common primary collision factor recorded
during the study period.

The Exponential Role
of Speed in Kinetic Energy
(and Associated Injury Risk)
Source: US Department
of Transportation
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High Injury Network
As part of Santa Clara’s commitment to Vision Zero, the City has identifed a High Injury Network (HIN) to guide safety improvements where they are needed most. A high injury network (HIN) was developed to identify intersections and roadways throughout Santa Clara which experienced a disproportionate number of injury collisions and fatalities. By focusing on these high-risk corridors, Santa Clara can make the biggest impact in reducing severe injuries and fatalities. Figure 11 presents the City’s HIN. • Approximately 60% of all collisions in the study The High Injury Network will guide decisions on period (2016–2023) occurred on 16% of the where to focus safety eforts across Santa Clara. It roadways within City limits, including County will be used to identify and prioritize infrastructure expressways and El Camino Real. improvements, such as safer crosswalks, bike lanes, removal of free (uncontrolled) right-turn lanes, as
• Many of the streets in the HIN are arterials, or well as inform education and outreach campaigns streets that carry higher volumes of vehicles at to raise awareness about trafc safety and the City’s higher speeds, including Caltrans and County Vision Zero initiative. Additionally, the HIN will owned streets. A breakdown of HIN streets by support targeted enforcement strategies to address jurisdiction is presented in Table 4. aggressive driving behaviors in the most impacted areas, helping create safer streets for all road users.

Table 4: Breakdown of HIN corridors by jurisdiction These locations are summarized in Appendix G.

Jurisdiction Miles
City 44.5
County 10.3
State 6.8
Total 61.6
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Collision Profiles
To efectively address trafc safety in Santa Clara, it is essential to understand the characteristics and trends of collisions occurring on our streets. Collision profles have been developed to highlight key trends among fatal and severe injury collisions in Santa Clara. These profles are based on a detailed analysis of collision data and related environmental factors. Each profle focuses on a specifc collision pattern identifed as a priority concern by the City, and is paired with targeted safety countermeasures designed to address the underlying risks.

The following nine collision profles emerged as the
most critical based on the analysis:
• Bicycle and Pedestrian collisions
• Driving Under the Infuence of Alcohol or Drugs
• Speeding Drivers
• Night-time Collisions
• Pedestrian-involved Collisions on the Sidewalk
or Shoulder
• Vehicles Running a Red Light or Stop Sign
• Turning Vehicle Conficts at Intersections
• Collisions Involving Persons Under the Age of 18
or Over 60 Years of Age
• Pedestrian Code Violations such as Improper
Crossing or Not Yielding Right-of-Way
Together, these collision profles help guide datainformed strategies to reduce the most severe outcomes on our streets and support the City’s
broader Vision Zero goals of eliminating trafcrelated fatalities and severe injuries.

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Collision Profiles
Bicycle and Pedestrian Collisions
Statistics
36% of fatal and severe injury crashes involved a bicyclist or pedestrian.

This is compared to 12% of bicycle and pedestrian crashes across all severities.

Key Countermeasures
Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacon
Leading Pedestrian
Interval
Pedestrian Median Fencing
Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacons (RRFBs) increase
driver awareness of a
pedestrian crossing the road
in a marked crosswalk. The
pedestrian-activated LED
fashing beacons accompany
a pedestrian crossing
warning sign.

This signal timing strategy
provides pedestrians with
a 3-5 second head start to
cross the road, since drivers
are more likely to see and
yield to pedestrians already
in the crosswalk than
pedestrians that are looking
to begin crossing.

Median fencing provides a
raised barrier to discourage
jaywalking at undesirable
and unsafe locations and
to encourage pedestrians
to cross at the designated
marked crossings.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Outreach and education programs to encourage safer
driving behaviors near bicyclists
• Enforce speed limits and the responsibility of drivers to yield to pedestrians
Separated Bike Lanes
Separating vehicular trafc
from bicycles with a physical
barrier provides cyclists with
additional safety and comfort.

Pedestrian
Refuge Island
Raised Pedestrian Crossing
Pedestrian refuge islands
provide a designated space
for pedestrians to wait as
they cross multi-lane roads
in a two-stage crossing.

Pedestrians have time to judge
conficts separately or wait
for an adequate gap in trafc
before crossing.

Raised crossings clearly mark
the limits and location of the
crossing. They allow pedestrians
to cross the road at a constant
grade and appear higher above
the road surface, enhancing their
visibility to drivers. They also
act as speed humps, encouraging
drivers to reduce their speed as
they approach the crosswalk.
• Work with local schools to employ crossing guards, or create walking school buses or bike trains
For additional information, visit the project website:

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Severe Injury Crash
Fatal Crash

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

PEDESTRIANS OR CYCLISTS
(2016 - 2023)

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

PEDESTRIANS OR CYCLISTS
Class I Bike Facility (2016 - 2023)
Class II Bike Facility
Bike Crashes
Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
Pedestrian Crashes
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Driving Under the Influence
of Alcohol or Drugs
Statistics
17% of fatal and severe injury crashes involved a driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Key Countermeasures
Upgraded Lighting
Lighting provides more
comfort, a higher perception of
safety, and a greater awareness
of surroundings for drivers,
pedestrians, and cyclists.

Retroreflective
Backplates
Raised Pavement Markers
Raised pavement markers
increase lane visibility and
create an audible rumble when
driven over by vehicle tires to
alert drivers. Enhanced striping
can guide drivers though
intersections and are efective
at intersections with dual leftturn lanes or ofset lanes.

Installation of trafc signal
head backplates with yellow
retrorefective borders
provides enhanced signal
head visibility, which can
especially help prevent
crashes involving aging
drivers, impaired drivers, or
crashes occurring at night.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• High-Visibility Saturation Patrols
• Publicized Sobriety Checkpoints
• Educational campaigns to raise awareness on the dangers of driving under the infuence
Flashing Warning Beacons
Median Barrier
Centerline and Edgeline Rumble Strips
Flashing beacons installed in
tandem with warning signage are
proven to raise driver awareness
that they are approaching a
trafc signal. They are especially
efective in situations where
direct line of sight is limited, such
as at horizontal curves or when a
fxed object obscures view of the
intersection.

Median barriers provide
enhanced safety by providing
a raised physical barrier
between opposing lanes of
trafc, reducing the likelihood
of head-on crashes from
vehicles leaving their lane.

Centerline and edgeline
rumble strips an auditory
indication and tactile
rumble, alerting drivers
when they drift out of their
travel lane.
• Expand free or discounted transit fares for holidays and special events to reduce impaired driving
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Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

DRIVERS UNDER THE
INFLUENCE (2016 - 2023) Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
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13% of fatal and severe injury crashes are the result of speeding.

Statistics
Speeding Drivers
Collision Profiles
Key Countermeasures
Speed Feedback Sign
These signs provide drivers
with a visual display of
their travel speeds and
provides warning when
traveling faster than the
recommended speed for an
approaching curve.

Roundabout
A roundabout is an
intersection where trafc
travels around a central
island in a counterclockwise
direction. Vehicles entering
or exiting the roundabout
must yield to vehicles,
bicyclists, and pedestrians. Chokers, Chicanes,
& Bulb-Outs
Traffic Circles
Speed Humps, Speed
Cushions, & Speed Tables
A speed hump is an elongated mound in the roadway
pavement surface extending across the traveled
way. A speed cushion consists of two or more raised
mounds placed laterally across a roadbed , usually
used to accommodate emergency vehicle access.. A
speed table is a vertical trafc calming device, similar to a speed hump that runs transverse to the direction
of trafc and contains a fat section that can be used
for pedestrian crossing facilities.. The speed table is typically longer than a speed hump.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Enhanced speed enforcement (greater police presence, higher fnes) • Education campaigns via social media, advertisements, or eye-catching graphics Mini circles use paint and
soft hit posts to replace stopcontrolled intersections with a circular design that slows
trafc and eliminates left
turns, reducing confict points
with pedestrians.

A choker is a horizontal
extension of the curb at a
midblock location on a street
resulting in a narrower roadway
section. Chicanes are a series of
narrowing or curb extensions
that alternate from one side of
the street to the other, forming
an S-shaped, curvilinear
roadway alignment. A bulb-Out
is an extension of the curb that
protrudes into the roadway to
shorten pedestrian crossings and
slow turning vehicles.

For additional information, visit the project website:

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Speeding Drivers

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

UNSAFE SPEEDS
(2016 - 2023) Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
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Collision Profiles
Night-time Collisions
Statistics
45% of all fatal and severe injury crashes occurred at night. In comparison, 28% of collisions across all severities occurred at night.

Key Countermeasures
Upgraded Lighting
Lighting provides more
comfort, a higher perception of
safety, and a greater awareness
of surroundings for drivers,
pedestrians, and cyclists.

Retroreflective
Backplates
Raised Pavement Markers
Raised pavement markers
increase lane visibility
and create an audible
rumble when driven over
by vehicle tires to alert
drivers. Enhanced striping
can guide drivers though
intersections and are efective
at intersections with dual leftturn lanes or ofset lanes.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Outreach and education programs to encourage safer
vehicle speeds and more defensive pedestrian and cyclist behavior at night
• Integrated nighttime seat belt enforcement
Upgraded Signs with
Fluorescent Sheeting
Stop Signs with
Flashing LEDs
HAWK Beacon
A HAWK (high intensity activated
crosswalk beacon) allows protected
pedestrian crossings at midblock
locations, stops vehicle trafc only
when activated by a pedestrian. Unlike
traditional midblock trafc lights for
crosswalks, the signal fashes red once
the pedestrian countdown is activated.

This allows vehicles to proceed after a
full stop if no pedestrian is present.

Signs, including object markers,
with fuorescent retrorefective
sheeting provide enhanced
visibility and driver awareness.

This countermeasure is best
applied at a systemic level.

Stop signs with fashing
LED beacons provide
enhanced visibility and can
improve driver compliance,
particularly at night.
• Dynamic speed limits along segments of concern that are lowered at nighttime
• Create “Fatigue Areas” in underutilized parking lots
where drivers are allowed to rest in their vehicles if they feel drowsy
For additional information, visit the project website:

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Collision Profiles
Night-time Collisions

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES

OCCURRING AT NIGHT
(2016 - 2023) Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
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31% of pedestrian crash victims were on the sidewalk or shoulder.

Statistics
Collision Profiles
Of-street Collisions
Key Countermeasures
Upgraded Lighting
Lighting provides more
comfort, a higher perception of
safety, and a greater awareness
of surroundings for drivers,
pedestrians, and cyclists.

Road Diet
Implementation of a road
diet reduces travel lanes
by reallocating a portion
of the street right of way
to enhanced bike facilities,
sidewalks, or other roadway
features which improve multimodal safety and access.

Protected Intersection
A protected intersection provides
separate paths for vehicles,
bikes and pedestrians each to
cross the intersection. Corner
refuge island forces drivers to
turn a full 90 degrees before
intersecting a crosswalk and
makes the intersection smaller
overall, shrinking the distance
pedestrians and cyclists have to
traverse.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:

New or Upgraded Sidewalk
Along Roadway
Consolidate Driveways
Curb Extensions/Bulb-outs,
Curb Radius Reduction
Widens the sidewalk at
intersections or midblock
crossings to shorten the
pedestrian crossing distance
Provides a dedicated,
grade separated space for
pedestrians to walk.

Reduces number of confict points
where vehicles, pedestrians, and
bicyclists can collide. Rather than
multiple closely spaced driveways
for properties, they are combined
into a single shared access point.
• Outreach and education programs to encourage safer driving behaviors near pedestrians • Create branded fashlights and refective items as part of a safety campaign and distribute to individuals (targeting vulnerable groups) to increase nighttime visibility of pedestrians • Strict enforcement of headlight laws for drivers to ensure proper visibility for cars at night For additional information, visit the project website:

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Collision Profiles
Of-street Collisions

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

PEDESTRIAN VICTIMS ON THE

SIDEWALK OR SHOULDER
(2016 - 2023)
Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
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Vehicles Running a Red Light or Stop Sign
Statistics
8% of fatal and severe injury crashes involved vehicles running a red light or stop sign. This often resulted in broadside crashes.

Key Countermeasures
Flashing Warning Beacons
Flashing beacons installed
in tandem with warning
signage are proven to raise
driver awareness that they are
approaching a trafc signal.

They are especially efective
in situations where direct line
of sight is limited, such as at
horizontal curves or when a
fxed object obscures view of the
intersection.

Improved Signage
and/or Reflective Strips
Replace Roadside Pole
Mounted Signal Heads with
Overhead Signal Heads
Retroreflective
Backplates
Installation of trafc signal
head backplates with yellow
retrorefective borders
provides enhanced signal
head visibility, which can
especially help prevent
crashes involving aging
drivers, impaired drivers, or
crashes occurring at night.

Mast-arm mounted signal
heads are more perceptible
by approaching drivers and
can reduce the frequency and
severity of rear-end crashes
related to poor visibility, as well
as broadside crashes due to late
entries into the intersection
during the yellow interval and
red interval violations.

Stop Signs with
Flashing LEDs
Improve Signal Timing
Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Automated enforcement systems or targeted enforcement at locations with safety issues • Outreach and education programs to build better compliance Additional warning signage or
refective strips can be applied
to improve driver visibility
of signage and increase
compliance.

Stop signs with fashing LED
beacons provide enhanced
visibility and can improve
driver compliance, particularly
at night.

Signal timing improvements can
reduce the frequency of crashes
at signalized intersections.

Improvements include coordinating
trafc signals, extending red and
yellow clearance intervals, or adding
phases, such as Leading Pedestrian
Intervals (LPI). Signals can also
be timed to accommodate vehicles
travelling at the posted speed limit,
which limits accelerating and braking
while disincentivizing speeding.

For additional information, visit the project website:

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Collision Profiles
Vehicles Running a Red Light or Stop Sign

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

VEHICLES RUNNING A RED

LIGHT OR STOP SIGN
(2016 - 2023)
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Severe Injury Crash
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Collision Profiles
Turning Vehicle Conflicts at Intersections
Statistics
11% of fatal and severe injury crashes occurred when turning.

Key Countermeasures
Protected Left-Turn Phase
Directional Median Openings
to Allow (and restrict)
Left-Turns and U-Turns
Left-Turn or
Right-Turn Lane
Providing a dedicated turn
lane can improve trafc fow
and reduce the potential
for rear-end crashes by
providing a dedicated space
for turning vehicles to
decelerate and wait to turn
while outside of the through
lane.

Directional median
openings allow left-turns
from major street while
restricting left and through
movements from minor
street onto the major street,
reducing conficts between
vehicles.

Adding a protected leftturn phase allows drivers to
turn left without navigating
through conficting trafc,
reducing the safety risk of
making a left turn as well
as potential broadside
collisions.

Restrict Right-turn on Red
Restricts right turns during
the pedestrian crossing phase
at locations where a turning
vehicle may confict with
pedestrians in the crosswalk.

A roundabout is an
intersection where trafc
travels around a central
island in a counterclockwise
direction. Vehicles entering or
exiting the roundabout must
yield to vehicles, bicyclists,
and pedestrians.

Roundabout
Splitter Island on
Minor Road Approaches
Splitter islands separate
entering from exiting trafc,
defect and guide trafc
into the intersection, and
improve the visibility of
signage on the intersection
approach. Splitter islands
are best suited for side
street stop-controlled
intersections.

For additional information, visit the project website:

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SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
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Severe Injury Crash
Fatal Crash

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

IMPROPER TURNING
(2016 - 2023)
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Pedestrian Code Violations such as
Improper Crossing or not Yielding Right-of-Way
Statistics
10% of pedestrian-involved fatal and severe injury were the result of pedestrians violating a driver’s right-of-way or from improper crossing of a roadway.

Key Countermeasures
Median Fencing
HAWK Beacon
Marked Pedestrian Crossing
This countermeasure
Curb Extensions/Bulb-outs,
Curb Radius Reduction
New or Upgraded Sidewalk
Along Roadway
Provides a dedicated,
is applicable at non- grade separated space for
signalized intersections pedestrians to walk.
without marked pedestrian
crossings, where there are
signifcant trafc volumes,
high travel speeds, and
where pedestrians are
known to be crossing.

Median fencing provides a Widens the sidewalk at
raised barrier to discourage intersections or midblock
jaywalking at undesirable crossings to shorten the
and unsafe locations and pedestrian crossing distance
to encourage pedestrians
to cross at the designated
marked crossings.

A HAWK (high intensity activated
crosswalk beacon) allows protected
pedestrian crossings at midblock
locations, stops vehicle trafc only
when activated by a pedestrian. Unlike
traditional midblock trafc lights for
crosswalks, the signal fashes red once
the pedestrian countdown is activated.

This allows vehicles to proceed after a
full stop if no pedestrian is present.

Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Outreach and education programs to encourage pedestrians to exercise caution and only cross when and where it is safe etc.
• Stricter enforcement of pedestrian right-of way violations For additional information, visit the project website:

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Pedestrian Code Violations such as
Improper Crossing or not Yielding Right-of-Way

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING

PEDESTRIAN RIGHT OF WAY

VIOLATIONS OR IMPROPER
CROSSING (2016 - 2023)
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Severe Injury Crash
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Collision Profiles
Collisions Involving Persons Under
the Age of 18 or Over 60 Years of Age
Statistics
13% of fatal or severe injury crashes involved seniors 60+ or children under 18.

Key Countermeasures
Retroreflective
Backplates
Installation of trafc signal
head backplates with yellow
retrorefective borders
provides enhanced signal
head visibility, which can
especially help prevent
crashes involving aging
drivers, impaired drivers, or
crashes occurring at night.

Upgraded Lighting
Lighting provides more
comfort, a higher perception of
safety, and a greater awareness
of surroundings for drivers,
pedestrians, and cyclists.

Curb Extensions/Bulb-outs,
Curb Radius Reduction
Widens the sidewalk at
intersections or midblock
crossings to shorten the
pedestrian crossing distance
Potential Non-Engineering Strategies:
• Outreach and education programs to encourage safe
driving behavior from seniors
• Complete a safe routes for seniors plan and a safe routes to school plan
• Work with local schools to develop education campaigns for children
ADA Ramps & Audible Push
Button Upgrades
Flashing Warning Beacons
Pedestrian Scramble Phase
Upgrade curb ramps and push
buttons that comply with
Americans with Disability
Act (ADA) standards for
accessibility. Accessible
pedestrian signals, including
audible push buttons, improve
access for pedestrians who are
blind or have low vision.

Flashing beacons installed in
tandem with warning signage are
proven to raise driver awareness
that they are approaching a
trafc signal. They are especially
efective in situations where
direct line of sight is limited, such
as at horizontal curves or when a
fxed object obscures view of the
intersection.

Creates a trafc signal phase that
halts all vehicle movements, and
allows pedestrians to freely cross
the intersection in any direction,
including diagonally. This is
supplemented with diagonal
crosswalk markings and signage
indicating the scramble posted
adjacent to countdown heads or
push buttons.
• Work with local schools to employ crossing guards,
walking school buses, and bike trains
• Provide alternative transportation options for aging
drivers, such as demand response vans
For additional information, visit the project website:

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Collisions Involving Persons Under
the Age of 18 or Over 60 Years of Age

SUNNYVALE

SAN JOSE
0 0.5 1 2
Miles
Roadway Network
Santa Clara City Limits

MISSION

COLLEGE

SANTA CLARA

UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL
PARK

CABRILLO
MIDDLE
SCHOOL

ADRIAN WILCOX

HIGH SCHOOL

CALIFORNIA'S

GREAT AMERICA
LEVI'S

STADIUM

SANTA CLARA

HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD
SCHOOL
AGNEWS

HISTORIC
PARK

CITYWIDE FATALITIES & SEVERE

INJURY CRASHES INVOLVING
CHILDREN UNDER 18 &
SENIORS (60+) (2016 - 2023) Fatal Crash
Severe Injury Crash
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4. Countermeasure Toolbox
The Vision Zero Action Plan includes a Countermeasure Toolbox designed to address and mitigate trafcrelated incidents. This comprehensive toolbox provides a range of engineering solutions aimed at enhancing roadway safety for all users. It serves as a valuable resource for identifying and implementing various countermeasures tailored to location-specifc safety challenges. To support an enhanced safety culture through engineering solutions centered on the Safe Systems Approach, the implementation of safety countermeasures must be evaluated and tailored to the specifc location context and trafc conditions. To guide this process, the Countermeasure Toolbox is organized into the following six categories:
• Roadway Segment Improvements:

Enhancements to the roadway infrastructure
aimed at improving safety and reducing trafc
conficts along road segments through measures
such as raised medians, enhanced lighting, and
road diets.
• Intersection Design Improvements:

Structural modifcations at intersections
designed to improve safety and efciency,
including the installation of mast arm mounted
signals, high visibility crosswalks, and
splitter islands.
• Traffic Signal Improvements: Adjustments
and features added to trafc signals to enhance
safety for all road users, such as protected left
turn phases, pedestrian countdown heads, and
emergency vehicle preemption.
• Signs & Markings: Implementation of clear
and refective signage and road markings to
improve visibility and communication of road
rules, including retrorefective signal backplates
and advance warning signs.
• Speed Management: Strategies and physical
measures designed to control and reduce vehicle
speeds for improved safety, such as speed humps,
trafc calming devices, and speed feedback signs.
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements:

Infrastructure improvements to support safe and
convenient travel for cyclists and pedestrians,
including bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands,
and curb extensions.

City of Santa Clara Vision Zero Action Plan 50
Roadway Segment
Improvements
Engineering Countermeasure Toolbox
Raised Pavement
Markers
Flashing Warning
Beacons Rumble Strips Enhanced
Lighting
Raised Median Delineators, Reflectors or
Object Markers
Convert 2-way Stop or Yield
Control to All Way Stop Road Diet
Two-Way
Left-Turn Lane
Left-Turn or
Right-Turn Lane
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Intersection Design
Improvements
Mast Arm Mounted Signals Close Slip
Lane
Transverse Rumble Strips
on Approaches
Splitter Island on Minor
Road Approaches
Directional Median
Openings
Acceleration/
Deceleration Lanes
Remove Sightline
Obstructions
High Visibility
Crosswalk
For additional information, visit the project website:

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Traffic Signal Protected Left Turn Phase Signal Timing Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI)
Signal Modifcations
Emergency and/or
Transit Vehicle Preemption Restrict Right-turn on Red Bike Detection Bike Signal
Pedestrian
Countdown Heads
Pedestrian
Scramble Phase
ADA Ramps & Audible
Push Button Upgrades
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Retroreflective
Backplates
Stop Signs with Flashing
LEDs
Improved Signage and/or
Reflective Strips
Upgrade Intersection
Pavement Markings
Edgelines and Centerlines
(install or modify)
Upgraded Signs with
Fluorescent Sheeting
Advanced Curve
Warning Signs
Signs & Markings
Chevrons Along
Horizontal Curves
Advanced Stop Bar
Bike Box
For additional information, visit the project website:

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Engineering Countermeasure Toolbox
Speed Feedback Sign Roundabouts Traffic Circles Speed Humps, Speed Cushions & Speed Tables
Speed Management
Chokers, Chicanes,
& Bulb-outs
For additional information, visit the project website:

SantaClaraCA.gov/VisionZero
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Bicycle & Pedestrian
Improvements
Engineering Countermeasure Toolbox
Bicycle Crossings
and Refuge Corners HAWK Signal
Bike Lanes &
Buffered Bike Lanes
Separated Bike
Lanes
Pedestrian Refuge
Island
Marked Pedestrian
Crossing at
Uncontrolled Location
Pedestrian Median
Fencing
Additional Signage to
Pedestrian Crossing
Raised Pedestrian
Crossing
Curb Extensions/
Bulb-outs, Curb
Radius Reduction
Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacon
(RRFB)
For additional information, visit the project website:

SantaClaraCA.gov/VisionZero
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5. Action Plan to Reach Zero
Deaths and Severe Injuries
Achieving the goals of Vision Zero requires not only a strong policy foundation and data-driven strategies, but also a clear and actionable roadmap for implementation. The Santa Clara Vision Zero program will begin with tangible improvements on the ground through a coordinated set of priority projects, programs, and policy actions. This section outlines the implementation framework that will guide the City’s efforts, including priority projects along the City’s High Injury Network (HIN), safety actions and strategies, with timelines, responsible departments, and funding strategies.

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Priority Project List
The City of Santa Clara has identifed ten priority project locations along the High Injury Network (HIN) based on a combination of factors, including high concentrations of collisions, the severity of injuries, and community feedback on safety concerns. These locations, which are presented on Figure 11 and listed in Tables 5 and 6, represent areas with the greatest need for intervention and are the focus of targeted safety improvements outlined in this Plan. By addressing these corridors frst, the City aims to make measurable progress toward reducing severe injuries and fatalities on its streets.

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Roadway Network
Priority Corridor - City Street
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High Injury Network Intersections

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Kiely Blvd

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Table 5: Santa Clara Priority High Injury Network Corridors (Top Ten based on KSI Collisions per AADT)
Ranking of KSI
Collisions per ADT Priority HIN Corridor Limits
1 Monroe Street Lawrence Expressway to Bowers Avenue and San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail to Scott Boulevard
2 De La Cruz Boulevard Central Expressway to Poplar Street 3 Coleman Avenue Tri-level
Interchange
De La Cruz Boulevard from Central Expressway to Lafayette Street and Coleman Avenue from Reed Street to the City of San Jose limit line
4 Scott Boulevard Monroe Street to El Camino Real
5 Homestead Road Lawrence Expressway to Kiely Boulevard 6 Stevens Creek Boulevard * Lawrence Expressway to Kiely Boulevard 7 El Camino Real ** Halford Avenue to Scott Boulevard
8 Pruneridge Avenue Lawrence Expressway to Kiely Boulevard 9 Scott Boulevard Bowers Avenue to San Tomas Expressway 10 Montague Expressway *** Lick Mill Boulevard to US 101 Note: Infrastructure improvements on non-City right-of-way will require coordination and collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions, the County of Santa Clara, or Caltrans. * Shared roadway with City of San Jose
** Roadway maintained by Caltrans
*** Roadway maintained by County of Santa Clara
Corridor summaries with conceptual layouts and high-level cost estimates for each of the ten priority locations are provided in Appendix C.
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Table 6: Priority Intersections
Locations Collisions KSI
Collisions
Signalized Intersections
San Tomas Exwy and El Camino Real 78 6
Lawrence Exwy and El Camino Real 71 2
San Tomas Exwy and Monroe St 63 3
Great America Pkwy and Mission College Blvd 56 1
Bowers Ave and El Camino Real 53 1
Great America Pkwy and Tasman Dr 47 1
Lafayette St and El Camino Real 46 4
Mission College Blvd and Montague Exwy 44 3
Central Exwy and Lafayette St 42 4
Agnew Rd and Montague Exwy 42 3
Halford Ave and El Camino Real 41 3
San Tomas Exwy and Scott Blvd 41 2
Lawrence Exwy and Monroe St 40 4
Pruneridge Ave and Lawrence Exwy 36 3
Los Padres Blvd and Monroe St 34 3
San Tomas Exwy and Saratoga Ave 33 1
Homestead Rd and Bing Dr 31 2
Cabrillo Ave and Lawrence Exwy/Poinciana Dr 29 4
San Tomas Exwy and Homestead Rd 29 1
Flora Vista Ave and El Camino Real 28 1
Pomeroy Ave and El Camino Real 27 1
Calabazas Blvd and El Camino Real 24 1
Agnew Rd and Lafayette St 21 2
Stevens Creek Blvd and Kiely Blvd 20 2
San Tomas Exwy and Forbes Ave 20 2
Benton St and El Camino Real 16 2
Lehigh Dr and Lawrence Exwy 10 2
El Camino Real and Railroad Ave/Palm Dr 10 2
Unsignalized Intersections
Monroe St and Francis Ave 30 1
Harrison St and Lafayette St 8 2
62 Programs and
Policy Updates
Building on the benchmarking exercise of existing
plans and policies and collaboration with the
Vision Zero Working Group, the Plan includes
a list of policy and program recommendations
to streamline and improve the process of
implementing traffic safety improvements,
enforcement, and educational outreach.

Some key policy and process updates include:
• Update existing Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Program
• Formalize a multi-department post KSIcollision review process to discuss safety improvements
• Prioritize projects and focus enforcement and
education efforts on the high injury network
• Incorporate Vision Zero principles into
City communications, staff training, data
collection, and design review
Table 7 lists the description, implementation
timeline and key partners for each proposed action
and strategy. In accordance with the Safe System
Approach, the recommendations are presented in
relation to following six categories:
• Vision Zero Program: Overall program
initiative, planning and budgeting.
• Safer People: Safety education and
driver behavior
• Safer Speeds: Speed management
and enforcement
• Safer Streets: Roadway design and engineering
• Safer Vehicles: New vehicle technology and
impaired driving prevention
• Post-Collision Care: Emergency response
With sufficient funding and resources, the goal
is to implement the actions within the timelines
identified in Table 7.

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Table 7: Actions and Strategies Implementation Timeline:

Short-term: within next five years
Medium-term: five to ten years
Long-term: 10+ years
Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
Vision Zero Program
VZP-1
Vision Zero
Implementation
Funding Program
Establish funding
strategies and secure
funding/apply
for grant funding
to support Vision
Zero implementation.

With Plan
Adoption and
align with
City’s budget
process
Development of a
funding strategy
Public Works,
Police,Fire,
Community
Development
Federal/state/
regional/
local agencies
depending on
specific project/
program
VZP-2
Vision Zero
Working Group /
Task Force
Form a multi-agency
working group to
coordinate Vision
Zero implementation
and initiatives.

Short-Term Number of meetings
Public Works,
Police, Fire,
Community
Development
Santa Clara
County, VTA,
School District,
Santa Clara
University, Mission
College, BPAC,
neighboring cities
VZP-3 Progress Report
Publish annual report
on Vision Zero
program progress.

Medium-Term Release of annual
report
Public Works,
Police, City
Manager’s Ofice
Not applicable
VZP-4 Update Vision
Zero Plan
Update existing Vision
Zero Plan in 5 years or
per grant requirement
Medium-Term Number of updates
Public Works,
Police,Fire,
Community
Development
Vision Zero
Working Group
Stakeholders
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
Safer People
SP-1
City Staf
Communications
Training
Conduct training for
City staf on efective
roadway safety
and trafic
collisions messaging.

Short-Term Number of trainings
Public Works,
Police, Fire, City
Manager’s Ofice
Not applicable
SP-2 Stakeholder
Engagement
Convene local
stakeholder group and
conduct workshops or
walk audits along
High-Injury Network
(HIN) corridors.

Short-Term Number of workshops
or walk audits
Public Works,
Community
Development
Santa Clara
County, VTA,
School District,
Santa Clara
University, BPAC
Continue providing Santa Clara
SP-3
Trafic Education
for Safe Routes to
School (SRTS)
and expanding trafic
safety education (i.e.
walking school bus) for
Short-Term Number of SRTS
events
Public Works,
Police, Fire, Parks
& Recreation
County, School
District, Mission
College, VTA, City
students and parents. of San Jose
SP-4 Trafic Education
for Seniors
Provide trafic
safety education for
pedestrians over 60
years of age.

Medium-Term Number of events
Public Works,
Police, Fire, Parks
& Recreation
Santa Clara
County, VTA
Conduct education
SP-5 Education
Campaigns
campaigns such as
installing message
signs or media
posts on speeding,
distracted driving,
or other
Medium-Term Number of campaigns
and/or message signs
Public Works,
Police, Fire, Parks
& Recreation, City
Manager’s Ofice
Santa Clara
County, VTA,
Mission College,
BPAC
high-risk behaviors.
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
Develop online
interactive
SP-6
Online Safety
Dashboard & Data
Sharing
dashboard as a tool
to present trafic
safety information.

Collaborate on
data sharing
with neighboring
jurisdictions.

Medium-Term Development of
online data dashboard
Public Works,
Police, Fire,
Information
Technology
Santa Clara
County, VTA,
BPAC, City of San
Jose
Safer Speeds
Implement speed
limit reductions in
SSP-1 Speed
Management
accordance with current
state law. Define up to
20% of the city’s street
network as Safety
Corridors to reduce
Short-Term
Number of speed
surveys completed
and/or streets that
reduced speed limit
Public Works,
Police, Fire Not applicable
posted speed limits by 5
miles per hour.

Conduct high-visibility
trafic enforcement
SSP-2 Strategic Trafic
Enforcement
on speeding, driving
under influence (DUI),
and violation of trafic
control devices along
the HIN corridors and/or
intersections
Short-Term
Number of DUI checks
and/or speeding
citation issued
Police Santa Clara
County, State
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
SSP-3
Collision Data
Focused Training
for Enforcement
and Public Safety
Professionals
Participate in trainings
to improve collision
reporting practices.

Focus area includes
improved data on
speeding, impairment,
distracted driving.

Medium-Term Number of trainings Public Works,
Police, Fire Not applicable
SSP-4
Police Academy
(Vision Zero
Training)
Integrate Vision Zero
principles into police
training and
academy curriculum.

Long-Term Number of trainings Police Not applicable
Safer Streets
SST-1 Intersection
Daylighting
Implement and enforce
citywide intersection
daylighting per
state law (AB 413).

Short-Term Number of
intersections
Public Works,
Police Not applicable
SST-2 Post KSI-Collision
Review
Develop a multidepartment collision
review process and
conduct post-collision
review of fatal and
severe injuries collisions
to discuss potential
improvements.

Short-Term Number of KSI reviews
completed
Public Works,
Police, Fire
Depends on
location of KSI
Update HIN priority
corridors as needed
SST-3 Vision Zero
Priority Corridors
and identify funding
for design and
implementation of top
priority HIN corridors.

Short-Term Number of updates Public Works Santa Clara
County, VTA
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
Re-evaluate and
SST-4 Trafic Calming
Program Update
update existing trafic
calming program and
policies. Incorporate
best practices and
update process of
implementing trafic
calming measures.

Short-Term Complete a one-time
program update
Public Works,
Police, Fire
BPAC, Santa Clara
County
SST-5 School Safety
Zones
Establish reduced speed
limits of 15 mph in school
zones and implement
trafic enforcement.

Short-Term Number of school
zones
Public Works
School District,
VTA, Mission
College, BPAC
Create an internal
SST-6 Design Review
procedure for
evaluating and, where
possible, implementing
safety countermeasures
on projects located
within HIN.

Medium-Term Development of a
process
Public Works,
Community
Development
Santa Clara
County, VTA
SST-7 Vision Zero
Design Standards
Develop and apply
street design that helps
reduce stress of walking
and biking by deterring
vehicle cut-through
trafic. Incorporate best
practices such as VTA’s
Community Design and
Transportation Manual,
NACTO, and update City
design standards as
needed.

Medium-Term Development of
design standards
Public Works,
Police, Fire,
Community
Development
BPAC
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
SST-8
Design Review
Training &
Resources
Provide focused training
for City engineers and
planners responsible for
designing and reviewing
street design and safety
planning activities.

Develop resources (i.e.
checklist) to incorporate
safety countermeasures
along HIN corridors and
intersections.

Medium-Term Number of trainings
Public Works,
Police, Fire,
Community
Development
BPAC
SST-9
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Count
Data
Identify high activity
areas and develop
schedule to track
pedestrian and cyclist
activity at
key locations.

Medium-Term Number of locations Public Works
Santa Clara
County, Mission
College, BPAC
SST-10
Expand Santa
Clara’s Bicycle
and Pedestrian
Network
Continue expanding
and upgrading the
existing bicycle and
pedestrian network
per City’s Bicycle and
Pedestrian
Master Plans.

Long-Term
Number of bicycle
and/or pedestrian
improvement projects
completed
Public Works
Santa Clara
County, VTA,
Mission College,
BPAC
SST-11
Intelligent
Transportation
Systems
Explore and implement
technologies such as
speed monitoring and
adaptive trafic
signal systems.

Long-Term Implementation of
new technologies
Public Works,
Police, Fire,
Information
Technology
Santa Clara
County, VTA
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
Use citywide, newer Public Works,
SST-12
Improve Data
Collection and
Analysis
“big data” sources as
a proactive strategy to
monitor speed, trafic
volume, locations with
Long-Term Implementation of
new technologies
Police, Fire,
Community
Development,
Information
VTA
frequent "near misses”. Technology
Safer Vehicles
Expand free or
SV-1 Subsidized
Transit
discounted transit fares
for holidays and special
events to reduce
Medium-Term Number of events Public Works VTA
impaired driving.

SV-2
Rideshare or
Microtransit
Program for
Impaired Driving
Prevention
Establish subsidized
rideshare or
microtransit program
aimed to reduce
impaired driving.

Medium-Term Development of a
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Action Description Implementation
Timeline Performance Measure Key City Departments
Other Key
Partners
SV-3
Trafic
Enforcement
Technologies,
Transportation
Innovation and
Mitigate Future
Risks
Explore new
technologies for trafic
enforcement that align
with Police Department
best practice. Explore
opportunities and
prepare for new forms
of transportation
and enforcement of
standards. Track AB 645
Speed Safety System
pilot. Collaborate and
exchange knowledge
Long-Term
Staf participation
in regional/local
coordination meetings
and trainings
Public Works,
Police
Santa Clara
County, VTA, City
of San Jose
with neighboring
cities on related policy
updates. Support any
new state legislation for
safer streets/Vision Zero.

Medium-Term
Installation of
emergency vehicle
pre-emption
Public Works, Fire Santa Clara
County
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Implementation Approach
The City anticipates funding its Vision Zero program
through a variety of means, including dedicated local
funds and pursuit of local, state and federal grants.

This Plan complies with the requirements of SS4A
and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
grant programs, so the City can pursue grant funding
for project implementation. A list of potential grant
funding opportunities can be found in Appendix E.

The implementation of safety improvements on the
high-injury network may difer from the ranking
found in the priority projects list, depending on
specifc grant requirements, project readiness, level
of coordination, and funding availability.

Some systemic improvements can be integrated
into the City’s existing annual projects/programs to
achieve broad completion at a reduced cost. Annual
projects/capital programs include quick-build
bicycle & pedestrian projects, annual pavement
rehabilitation program, and annual signal backplate
upgrade. The City will also take a proactive
systemic approach to address trafc safety issues
citywide, for example regularly reviewing citywide
collision data and updating roadway speed surveys.

Given the limited stafng resources, this will
require a shift in City’s resources from responding
to individual citizen requests to a holistic review of
citywide trafc safety issues and prioritization of
improvements on the HIN. Vision Zero and guiding
principles should also be incorporated into City’s
future transportation projects.
72 Progress, Transparency,
Accountability
The City of Santa Clara is committed to ensuring
progress, transparency, and accountability in its
Vision Zero Action Plan. To achieve these goals, the
City will maintain the project page on the city website.

This will serve as a central hub for key data and
ongoing initiatives. The website will feature the High
Injury Network map, providing a visual representation
of areas that require the most attention and
resources. Additionally, annual updates will showcase
ongoing projects and project statuses. By making
this information readily accessible to the public,
Santa Clara aims to foster community engagement,
maintain transparency, and hold itself accountable to
its commitment to reduce trafc fatalities and severe
injuries to zero. Every fve (5) years or as necessary
to meet grant requirements, the City will update the
Vision Zero Plan to reevaluate the collision data and
performance measures.

How to Stay Involved
Check out safety tips on the City’s Vision Zero
webpage at santaclaraca.gov/VisionZero and help
make Santa Clara streets safer!
If you have any service request such as street
maintenance, trafc calming requests, and parking
enforcement, you can submit a service request
through the mobile app: MySantaClara. More details
can be found: santaclaraca.gov/services/make-aservice-request For any inquiries or further information about the
City of Santa Clara’s Vision Zero Action Plan, you
can contact the City of Santa Clara’s Public Works
Department at (408) 615-3000. Additionally, you can
visit us at 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA
95050 during regular business hours. Your feedback
and participation are invaluable in helping us achieve
our Vision Zero goals and ensure a safer community
for all residents.

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Appendices
The Draft Vision Zero Action Plan Appendices can be viewed and downloaded from https://www.santaclaraca.gov/VisionZero

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