City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Vision Zero Action Plan.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the Vision Zero Action Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive the Vision Zero Action Plan and docket it for public hearing and adoption on December 16, 2017.
DISCUSSION: On January 24, 2017, the City of Alexandria adopted Vision Zero with the goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2028. Staff provided an update to City Council on October 24, 2017. The Draft Vision Zero Action Plan (the Action Plan) was released to the public on November 8, 2017, along with the Alexandria Police Department's Traffic Safety Plan (Attachment 1) and the public comment period closed on November 26, 2017. The Traffic Safety Plan is an operational plan that does not require City Council adoption but is consistent with the goal of Vision Zero in that it aims to create safe, viable and balanced systems that will help eradicate traffic crashes, serious injuries and fatalities, while promoting voluntary compliance with traffic laws. This plan provides more details on the higher level enforcement strategies noted in the Action Plan.
Overall, public input on the Action Plan has been largely positive with 86% of respondents stating that they support the Vision Zero Action Plan and 79% stating that the City of Alexandria should increase resources in order to implement the plan. Staff received nearly 200 written comments about the overall Action Plan as well as its strategies. When asked to select the four strategies that were most important to the respondent (of twelve), the top strategies noted were:
* Strengthen traffic safety enforcement policies and practices (18%)
* Develop and implement infrastructure pol...
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