Background

What is Vision Zero?

Vision Zero is an initiative of the Vision Zero Network. As a nonprofit project, the Vision Zero Network is committed to build momentum and advance Vision Zero in communities across the U.S. The Network's vision utilizes a data-driven approach to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries, within a specific time frame, by focusing on safe speed limits, safe street designs, and safe people. Vision Zero started in Sweden in the 1990s and has since spread to more than 30 cities nationwide.

Vision Zero strategies focus on what is referred to as the five E’s. They include:

• Engineering – Redesigning streets to make them safer/accessible for all people
• Education – Raising awareness of unsafe activities and changing behaviors
• Enforcement – Enhancing data-driven traffic enforcement in the areas of greatest concern 
• Emergency Services – Provision of Collision Scene Care and Transport to Evaluation
• Evaluation – Reducing speed limits and prioritizing safety

Vision Zero in Encinitas

October 2019  - The Vision Zero concept was initially introduced to the Mobility & Traffic Safety Commission in October 2019 by Circulate San Diego through it's "Vision Zero in North County" report.

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September 2021 - City Council adopted a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2028; and endorses Vision Zero as a comprehensive and holistic approach to achieving this goal.

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Resolution No. 2021-91 Adopting Vision Zero

April 2022 - City Council chose to select a "Focused Action Plan" approach that meets the goals of the Vision Zero initiative.

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August 2022 - City Council adopted the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LSRP) for the City. The Plan is a systemic evaluation of safety citywide, that identifies and prioritizes roadway improvements based on local conditions and collision history.

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