Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service is continuing to actively pursue the City initiative to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries to zero, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all through the Vision Zero Columbus Action Plan 2.0. This ordinance demonstrates the commitment by the City of Columbus and City Council to the overall well-being of the City’s residents.
Fatal and serious injury crashes have been on the rise annually. Every person has the right to get to their destination safely. The Columbus Vision Zero Action Plan 2.0 is a five-year plan (2023-2028) committed to achieving our goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on Columbus streets by 2035
In this phase of our Action Plan, pursuit of this goal will be just as strong. More safety-prioritizing strategies are outlined to guide these efforts during the next five years. The Department of Public Service plans to pursue and submit applications for grant opportunities to implement the action plan. No specific grant opportunities have been identified at this time.
In this Action Plan 2023-2028, Vision Zero partners have identified many strategies to slow speeds, focus on safe street design, and foster community engagement and a culture change that prioritizes protecting lives above all else, for all forms of travel along our city streets for walking, biking, rolling, driving and using transit. Eliminating the worst crashes is a responsibility shared by our transportation system users, designers and decision makers.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial participation is required at this time. City funds will be approved in the form of design contracts, right of way acquisitions, and/or construction contracts that will be submitted for Council’s approval at a later date
3. EMERGENCY
Emergency action is requested in order to adopt the Vision Zero Action Plan 2.0 at the earliest possible time in order to continue current initiatives to achieve our committed goa...
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