San Mateo County’s first Vision Zero Action Plan: Adopted by Daly City
On April 27, 2020, the Daly City Council approved the Daly city Vision Zero Action Plan. It is special, since it is the very first plan of its kind in San Mateo County and SVBC hopes other cities will follow! It is also a great moment for SVBC, since we have been involved in this process from the beginning when Daly City passed its Vision Zero Resolution in 2016. Overthe last year or so, SVBC also participated in the Vision Zero Stakeholder Group, which worked on the plan as it was developed.
Daly City’s goal is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries by 2035 through safety- focused transportation projects and programs.
Daly City had 11 traffic fatalities and 73 serious injuries between 2013 and 2017. Traffic fatalities and serious injuries were analyzed together to produce: A. High-Injury Network, B. Crash Trends, C. Emphasis Areas. The Daly City Vision Zero Plan adopts the Safe System approach, which prioritizes human life and health as the first consideration in transportation system planning and decision-making. This includes safe streets, safe speeds, safe people, safe vehicles, and post-crash care.
VISION ZERO PROGRAM: This establishes a framework for the City’s approach to achieve its Vision Zero goal. Program strategies are set to institutionalize Vision Zero in Daly City, strengthen partnerships, and regularly monitor and evaluate the outcome. Actions have been identified under each of the five emphasis areas, shown in the table below.
We congratulate Daly City on its Vision Zero Plan and we look forward toward its implementation. We would also like to congratulate other stakeholders including Federal Highway Administration, Vision Zero Network, San Mateo County Office of Education and SMCHS.SVBC provided some suggestions, which the city has graciously accepted and agreed to work upon:
Increased community engagement and involvement during enforcement
Incorporate red light camera enforcement
During resurfacing of projects, refer to the bike/ped plan to see if any quick-build solutions or striping can be done to build bike lanes
Design for High Injury Network should be based on complete streets design guidelines
Expand traffic safety education programs via Safe Routes to School and partnership with other bicycling groups.
If you’d like to learn more, check out these resources:
Recorded webinar on the Daly City Vision Zero Action Plan
Read more about SVBC’s efforts towards Vision Zero.
