March 10, 2026 Item No. 4 - 26-16330
City Council
Item No. 4, RTC 26-16330
Action to Adopt the Vision
Zero Action Plan and Approve
a Recommendation for a New
1852 Position in the Department of
THE MISSION CITY Public Works to Support
Vision Zero Plan
Implementation
March 10, 2026
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of Whats Possible
Agenda
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1. Background on Vision Zero
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2. Summary of Key Chapters
3. Program Cost & Implementation
4. Staff Recommendation
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POST MEETING MATERIAL
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Copter of Whats Fossible
What is Vision Zero?
• Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate
all traffic fatalities and severe
injuries while promoting safe and healthy
mobility for all.
• Target year for Vision Zero is 2050.
This project is partially funded by federal Safe Streets & Roads for All (SS4A) grant and California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant. 3 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What Possible
Purpose of Vision Zero Plan
Commitment to citywide
transportation safety
Meaningful community engagement
A roadmap to reach zero fatalities &
FL
severe injuries
City of Santa Clara
Allow City to pursue grant funding Vision Zero Action Plan City of
Santa Clara
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City of
Santa Clara
The Cester of Whath Fossible
Community Engagement
JOIN US
ACOMPANENOS
Bilingual Flyer Bus Shelter Interactive
Advertisements Surveys (3) Community Events (6)
&
Workshops (4)
City of
Santa Clara
The Conter uf What's Possible
Vision Zero Working Group
• Public Works, Police, Fire, Community
Development
• One (1) City BPAC member
• 8 Partner Agencies:
• City of San Jose • Santa Clara University
• City of Sunnyvale • Mission College
• Santa Clara County • Silicon Valley Bicycle
• VTA Coalition
• Santa Clara Unified
School District
• Continue collaboration after Plan adoption
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Collision Data
2016-
Collision Severity 2023 % • Santa Clara's KSI crash
Count
rate is lower than
Fatal (Killed or K) 51 0.6%
1.8% County average.
Severe Injury (SI) 139
Other Visible Injury 895 11.3% • Ranked #4 out of 61
Complaint of Pain 18.1% California cities with
1,437
low KSIs (2022).
Property Damage Only 5,412 68%
(PDO)
Total Collisions 7,934 100%
City of
Santa Clara
The Coater of Whats Possiblu
Fatal & Severe Injury Collision Trend
Annual KSI (K + SI) Collisions by Mode
35 35 33
4 30 26 26
8 25 22 21 21 8
19 20 7
20 2 6
5 4
15 8 7
3 24
10 21
18 15 15 15
12 11 12
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024*
• Motor Vehicles •Pedestrian-involved am Bikes-involved —Total *Year 2024 data is for informational purposes and not included in the Plan. 8 4
City of
Santa Clara
The Center of Whats Possible
Pedestrians and Cyclists
are Most Vulnerable
3%
Bicucle
(262) 12%
Bicycle
(23)
7% -35%
4%
Pedestrian
Pedestrians and cyclists (322) 23%
Pedestrian
(45)
are involved in 7% of all
collisions, but are 35% of
93%
KSI collisions. Motor
Vehicle 65%
(7350) Motor
Vehicle
(122)
All Crashes KSI Crashes 9
9 - High Injury Netwerx Roadways
• High injury Network Intersections
• Santa Clara City Limits
• Priority Corridor - State
) Prionty Corridor - County
• Priority Corridor - City Street
High-Injury Network
• ~60% of collisions occurred on 16% of SUNNYVALE
streets.
• Top 10 Priority Corridors ($93 M):
• Monroe Street
• Lafayette Street
• De La Cruz/Coleman Ave Tri-level Area
• Scott Boulevard (Monroe to El Camino)
• Homestead Road
• Stevens Creek Boulevard
• El Camino Real
• Pruneridge Avenue
• Scott Boulevard (Bowers to San Tomas)
SAN JOSE
• Montague Expressway 10
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Safety Countermeasures
Roadway Intersection
Improvements Design
Signal Signs & High Visibility Crosswalk Leading Pedestrian Interval Modifications Markings
Speed Bicycle &
Management Pedestrian
Separated Bike Lanes ADA Curb Ramps &
Push Buttons 11
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Santa Clara
Tacontreats Posse
Key Programs and Policy Actions
Safer People Safer Speeds Safer Streets Safer Vehicles Post-crash Care
• Education • Increase • Update Traffic • Reduce • Emergency campaigns traffic Calming impaired Tracing
• Safe Routes to enforcement Program driving
School • Speed limit • Formalize • Explore new
evaluation KSI-collision nforcemen
review trategie.
• Intersection
Daylighting
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6 City of
Santa Clara
The Confer What Poscale
Program Costs & Staffing
Capital Projects on Professional Services Public Works Staff High Injury Network: & Program Activities: support: 1.o Senior $350 M (in 2025 $1.68 M for first five Civil Engineer
dollars) years (New position)
• Top 10 Priority • $923,000 in year 1 • Oversee program and Projects: $93 M • $190,000 annually after project implementation • Funding allocation for year 1 • Pursue grant funding
ach capital project wi • Develop annual reports
e approved by the Cit
Council case-by-case
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City of
Santa Clara
The Caster of What's Possible
November 18, 2025 City Council
Study Session Feedback
• Total program cost and implementation approach
• Support for quick-build engineering solutions
• Build safer streets
• Safety countermeasures discussion
• 15MPH school zones
• Traffic enforcement technologies
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Santa Clara
Alternatives
1. Adopt a resolution to approve the Vision Zero Action Plan in substantially the form presented
2. Do not adopt the Vision Zero Action Plan and provide further direction to staff regarding the Vision Zero Action Plan.
3. Authorize the City Manager to take any and all actions necessary to modify, edit, update, and maintain the Vision Zero Action Plan, and to implement elements of the Plan that do not require Council approval.
4. Approve the addition of 1.0 Senior Civil Engineer position in the Department of Public Works to begin implementation of the Vision Zero Program.
5. Do not approve recommended position in the Department of Public Works and delay implementation of the Vision Zero plan until a position can be added.
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City of
Santa Clara
The Coate of Whats Possible
Staff Recommendation
Approve Alternatives 1, 3, 4:
1. Adopt a resolution to approve the Vision Zero Action Plan in substantially the form presented.
3. Authorize the City Manager to take any and all actions necessary to modify, edit, update, and maintain the Vision Zero Action Plan, and to implement elements of the Plan that do not require Council approval.
4. Approve the addition of 1.0 Senior Civil Engineer position in the Department of Public Works to begin implementation of the Vision Zero Program. 16
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City Council
Item No. 4, RTC 26-16330
Action to Adopt the Vision
Zero Action Plan and Approve
a Recommendation for a New
1852 Position in the Department of
THE MISSION CIT Public Works to Support
Vision Zero Plan
Implementation
March 10, 2026
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