Attachment C <br />EUGENE VISION ZERO <br />Traffic Safety in the United States and Sweden, 1995-2015 <br />USA-Actual <br />200 <br />150 <br />0 <br />_m <br />Q <br />CL <br />0 <br />C <br />0 100 <br />0 <br />Q <br />a~ <br />LL 50 <br />0 <br />had <br />'_eden <br />By contrast, traffic fatalities in the U.S. have dropped by only 30 percent over the same time <br />period. If we would have adopted Vision Zero at the same time as Sweden, over 15,000 lives <br />could have been saved in the US in 2015 alone. <br />Vision Zero calls on us to think differently about traffic safety, and to reach beyond traditional <br />silos to work together for a truly worthy outcome: the elimination of traffic deaths and life- <br />changing injuries on our streets. Central to Vision Zero is the idea that people should not be <br />killed or experience life-changing injuries as a consequence of simply using our streets. <br />Vision Zero recognizes that we all make mistakes, and that the transportation system should <br />be designed to minimize the impacts of those errors. When crashes do occur, they should not <br />result in death or life-changing injuries. <br />In the past five years, close to 30 U.S. cities, including Eugene, have adopted Vision Zero <br />goals. Many have developed detailed action plans to eliminate traffic deaths. While each city <br />has adapted the program to its own unique needs and situation, the Vision Zero approach <br />is helping ensure that improving traffic safety is focused on the most powerful tools, like <br />wholesale speed reduction. Addressing issues of equity has also emerged as a critical <br />component of Vision Zero initiatives. <br />The federal government and most states, including the Oregon Department of Transportation <br />(ODOT), have also established a goal of eliminating traffic deaths. ODOT's Transportation <br />Safety Action Plan shares our 2035 goal year for eliminating deaths and life-changing injuries <br />on the transportation system. Regionally, Lane County Government, Lane Transit District and <br />the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization are pursuing similar goals, providing <br />additional support for this initiative. <br />3 <br />Attachment B <br />Page 279 <br />LO 10 I- oO 01 O N M V ~D I~ W T O N M LfJ <br />o. rn o. rn rn o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />rn rn rn rn rn o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />, N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N <br />