Title:
Title
Vision Zero Implementation: Reducing School Zone Speed Limits
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00707
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the reduction of speed limits on various streets within 500 feet of qualified schools; and 2) establishing a 15 miles per hour (mph) school zone speed limit for future qualified street segments.
Contact: Leslie Mancebo, Transportation Program Analyst, (916) 808-5581; Jennifer Donlon-Wyant, Transportation Program Specialist, (916) 808-5913; Ryan Moore, City Traffic Engineer, (916) 808-6629, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Exhibit A (Summary Table of Speed Limit Recommendations)
4-Exhibit B (Assembly Bill No. 321 and California Vehicle Code Sections 22358.4 as amended)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Recent reports (California Office of Traffic Safety 2016 Collision Rankings) found that the City of Sacramento has the highest rate of traffic-related fatalities of any city in California. The Vision Zero Action Plan identified high speeds as one of the major causes of traffic-related injuries and fatalities. Implementation of the Vision Zero Action Plan includes a variety of actions, including addressing speeds through enforcement and traffic improvements.
California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22358.4b(1) grants authority to local jurisdictions to establish a 15 miles per hour (mph) speed zone around qualified schools when children are present. The City of Sacramento was the worst city in California for speed related traffic fatalities and for collisions in which a pedestrian under the age of 15 was killed or severely injured in 2016. The ability to establish 15 mph speed zones can help address community and parent concerns about vehicle speeds around schools, particularly during the busy pickup and drop-off times and to enhance the safety of children walking and biking to school. If a ve...
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