This resolution calls for a coordinated effort among city agencies to reduce severe and fatal traffic accidents by creating and enforcing safer street designs, especially for children, seniors, and vulnerable groups. It emphasizes a preventative and data-driven strategy to improve overall road safety in San Francisco.
Resolution urging a preventative, interagency, and data-driven approach to ending severe and fatal traffic crashes by designing and enforcing safer streets for all San Franciscans, with a particular focus on protecting children, seniors, and other vulnerable populations.
How it got here
The San Francisco Street Safety Act originated from a need to address rising traffic fatalities and injuries, building on previous efforts to achieve zero traffic deaths.
The Board passed a resolution (File No. 140047) urging the implementation of an action plan to reduce traffic fatalities to zero in the next ten years through better engineering, education, and enforcement.
A study revealed that traffic-related injuries and deaths cost the city approximately $12.2 million and San Franciscans $500 million yearly, highlighting the urgent need for improved traffic safety measures.
The resolution urging a preventative, interagency, and data-driven approach to ending severe and fatal traffic crashes was received and assigned.
The committee amended the resolution and recommended it for adoption as amended.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the San Francisco Street Safety Act, reaffirming the city's commitment to Vision Zero goals.
The Mayor returned the resolution unsigned, indicating it was not formally enacted but remains a significant legislative action.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
