The City of Sacramento will soon host two community workshops as part of its Vision Zero Action Plan Update, a citywide effort aimed at eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.
The workshops — one held in person and one online — are designed to give residents an opportunity to share their experiences, concerns and ideas about transportation safety as the City updates its long-term strategy.
“People who walk, bike, drive or take transit every day understand where our system works and where there are areas for improvement” said Jennifer Donlon Wyant, the City’s Mobility and Sustainability Division Manager. “Their lived experience is essential as we update the Vision Zero Action Plan to focus our investments where they are most needed and ensure our streets are safer and more accessible for everyone, especially those most impacted by serious and fatal crashes.”
The in-person workshop will be held Thursday, Jan. 29, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Sacramento City College’s Student Activities Center (3835 Freeport Blvd). The location is accessible by multiple transportation options, including light rail via the Sacramento Regional Transit Blue Line and bus routes 11 and 62, and on-site bicycle and car parking.
A virtual workshop will also be held on Feb. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. via Zoom. Community members must register in advance to attend.
Each workshop will include a brief presentation, hands-on review of proposed safety strategies and facilitated discussions where participants can share challenges, priorities and ideas.
Community members who are unable to attend either workshop can still provide input by completing the Vision Zero Action Plan Update survey. The City encourages residents to complete the survey regardless of workshop attendance to help ensure the updated plan reflects broad and representative community input.
Sacramento adopted its first Vision Zero Plan in 2018. While progress has been made, serious and fatal transportation-related crashes continue.
This Action Plan update will incorporate new state guidance that allows cities to apply consideration for youth, seniors, and people walking and bicycling. It also allows staff to consider key community areas around schools and disadvantaged communities.
This update will also identify new actions for the City to take to address transportation safety.
Input gathered through the workshops, partner engagement, and the survey will help the City:
- Reevaluate and update the High Injury Network Prioritize safety investments
- Inform policy, engineering, enforcement, and education strategies for the Action Plan
- Guide future corridor, intersection and spot improvements and competitive grant funding applications
Community-based organizations, business districts, neighborhood groups, schools, and faith-based partners are also encouraged to share workshop and survey information across their networks to broaden participation.
More information is available on the City’s website at VisionZeroSac.org.
