Vision Zero is a community effort to make our streets safer for everyone. It is a bold system-wide commitment to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries on roadways. Tragically, between 2019 and 2023 a total of 111 people died in Humboldt County as a result of motor vehicle collisions.
The Vision Zero Action Plan will outline strategies and street designs to make our streets safer.
Right now, you can make your voice heard and contribute valuable insights about street safety from your experience as a community member here in Humboldt County. Please take ten minutes to complete the Vision Zero survey. The survey includes a link to a site where you can place comments directly on a map.
The Safe Systems Approach is a comprehensive framework to significantly reduce and eventually eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on roadways.
Principles:
1. Death and serious injury on public roadways is unacceptable.
2. Humans make mistakes.
3. Humans are vulnerable.
4. Responsibility is shared.
5. Safety is proactive.
6. Redundancy is crucial.
Vision Zero Action Plan
Resources
The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) is a traffic safety planning document for local agencies to address unique roadway safety needs in their jurisdictions. These documents evaluate crash data and integrate public feedback to identify strategies and countermeasures for improving road safety on local roads. LRSPs help local agencies qualify for federal grant funding such as the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The Regional Vision Zero Action Plan is similar to an LRSP, but is better positioned to analyze road segments that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
- The Vision Zero Action Network is a non-profit dedicated to helping communities achieve their Vision Zero campaigns. See their extensive list of resources for planners and advocates.
- Zero Deaths and Safe System - US Federal Highway Administration