HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 22-08-616 - 08/15/2022 - Vision Zero GoalSTATE OF GEORGIA RESOLUTION NO. - - I(P
COUNTY OF FULTON
' A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A VISION ZERO GOAL FOR THE CITY OF MILTON
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2021, the City Council of the City of Milton ("City")
unanimously approved the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan which included a goal of reducing
vehicular -related personal injury and fatal crashes by 5%year-over-year; and
WHEREAS, from 2016-2020 there were 2,926 crashes in the City including 241 minor
injuries, 35 which included a serious injury and 7 crashes which included a fatality; and
WHEREAS, it is the role of government to do its part to serve and protect the
general public; and
WHEREAS, the on August 1, 2022, the City Council adopted a "Local Road Safety
Plan": and
WHEREAS, the Local Road Safety Plan's mission and recommendation is to provide
a transportation system that is safe, offers a diversity of travel, and allows the City's citizens
and visitors to traverse safely and calmly throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the Local Road Safety Plan was developed with significant community
input through a diverse range of outreach activities; and
WHEREAS, the Local Road Safety Plan gives the City a toolbox of data -driven
countermeasures that can be deployed on public local streets immediately to begin
improving safety; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax (TSPLOST)
funding recently passed in November 2021 provides a consistent revenue stream over
the next five years to begin addressing transportation safety concerns around the City;
and
WHEREAS, in 2014, cities across the country began establishing "Vision Zero" goals
which are strategies intended to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while
increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all; and
WHEREAS, as of August 2022, 53 cities across the country have committed to a
Vision Zero goal, including 2 in Georgia; and
WHEREAS, a Vision Zero commitment requires effort across the City's Public Works,
Police and Communications Departments to ensure that the Engineering, Enforcement
and Education strategies outlined in the Local Road Safety Plan are being delivered; and
WHEREAS, a Vision Zero commitment also requires effort from residents, business
' owners and visitors to the City, acting as individuals and collectively through
neighborhood and advocacy organizations to improve the safety, comfort and mobility
of the City's public streets for all users; and
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the City of Milton commits to a goal of zero
deaths and serious injuries as a result of crashes on City streets by 2032.
SO RESOLVED this 15th day of August 2022.
Peyt901amison, Mayor
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Tammy Lo 't, CW Clerk