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Placed on 1st reading and referred
<br />to Public Safety 3/4/19
<br />Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten,
<br />RESOLUTIONNO. 9063 -19 BY:' O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader
<br />A RESOLUTION supporting the Vision Zero initiative, a strategy to eliminate all traffic
<br />fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all, and
<br />committing to work with the Administration and community stakeholders to create a Vision Zero
<br />plan for the City, and to incorporate that plan into the City's Bicycle Master Plan and other
<br />planning documents.
<br />WHEREAS, there were 1,179 traffic fatalities in Ohio in 2017, a number which has
<br />increased every year for at least the last five years; and
<br />WHEREAS, in 2018 there at least 33,113 traffic crash reports in Cuyahoga County; and
<br />WHEREAS, the message of the Vision Zero initiative is that traffic- related fatalities and
<br />injuries are neither an inevitable nor an acceptable side effect of a transportation, but rather are
<br />preventable; and
<br />WHEREAS, to achieve Vision Zero there must be a commitment between government,
<br />relevant agencies, and community stakeholders to cooperate and collaborate; a strong focus on a
<br />systems -based approach to the environment, practices, and policies that influence behavior;
<br />efforts to gather, analyze, use, and share data to understand specific traffic safety issues and
<br />prioritize resources; and
<br />WHEREAS, this Council is committed to working with the Administration to create a
<br />Vision Zero plan for the City that addresses meaningful changes to traffic enforcement, land use
<br />and transportation ordinances; and
<br />WHEREAS, cities across the world have adopted and implemented Vision Zero and
<br />successfully reduced traffic fatalities and severe injuries occurring on city streets by significant
<br />margins; and
<br />WHEREAS, cities across the United States including Cleveland, Chicago, New York,
<br />Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Portland, Durham, North Carolina, Richmond,
<br />Virginia, Santa Barbara, and Alexandria, Virginia have adopted resolutions in support of Vision
<br />Zero and are implementing their own plans based on the Vision Zero initiative; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City's Vision Zero plan will build on the progress of policies and
<br />programs that the City already has in place or is currently implementing such as the Community
<br />Vision, Bicycle Master Plan, Parks Master Plan, Lakewood Sustainability Taskforce, Texting
<br />While Driving ordinance and others; and
<br />WHEREAS, providing safe, convenient, and integrated transportation options throughout
<br />the City is an essential element of the Lakewood Community Vision, and fosters vibrant
<br />neighborhoods and thriving commercial corridors; now, therefore
<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO:
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