HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 141-2024RESOLUTION NO. 141-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING THE COUNTYWIDE LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN AND
ACCOMPANYING VISION ZERO GOAL
WHEREAS, according to data from the California Strategic Highway Safety
Plan, 17,317 people have been killed in traffic collisions in California from 2013
through 2017, for an average of 9.5 people per day; and
WHEREAS, from 2018 to 2022, a reported 48 crashes resulted in severe,
life-changing injuries or deaths on non-freeway roadways in Burlingame, an
average of ten per year; and
WHEREAS, one death on Burlingame streets is one too many, and
Burlingame is dedicated to strategies that aim to reduce and eliminate deaths and
serious injuries on streets in all jurisdictions countywide; a nd
WHEREAS, seniors, children, people of color, people with disabilities,
people in low-income communities, people walking, and people bicycling face a
disproportionate risk of traffic injuries and fatalities; and
WHEREAS, based on crash data analysis and community and interest
group engagement, the Countywide Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) identifies
pedestrian and bicyclist safety, nighttime/low light safety, unsignalized
intersections on arterial/collector roadways, safety for youth and aging populat ions,
speed-related roadway crashes, roadways with posted speeds 35 mph or higher,
and impaired driving as emphasis areas for safety improvement; and
WHEREAS, Vision Zero is a public health-based traffic safety strategy to
reduce and eventually eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries using a data -
driven, multi- disciplinary, and Safe System approach that also increases safe,
healthy, equitable mobility f or all; and
WHEREAS, the Safe System Approach recognizes that while human error
will always occur, a system of redundant engineering and non-engineering
solutions can reduce crashes and can prevent crashes from causing death or
severe injuries; and
WHEREAS , the Federal Highway Administration has made a commitment
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to eliminating fatalities and serious injuries on the nation's roadways using a Safe
System approach to achieve the goals of Vision Zero; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration and State Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) grant funding for improving safety requires the
preparation and implementation of a systematic approach to improve safety as
presented in the Countywide LRSP (Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has adopted the goal of moving “toward zero deaths”
by incorporating the Safe System Approach and using proven effective strategies
and countermeasures; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) passed a
Vision Zero policy in 2020 that identified actions to support agencies like
Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, Burlingame participated in the Advisory Group formed to
oversee the Countywide LRSP’s development; and
WHEREAS, Burlingame has received a federal safety planning grant to
supplement the Countywide LRSP with its own local safety planning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Burlingame adopts Vision
Zero as its guiding principle for transportation planning, in conjunction with C/CAG
adopting this vision at the County level; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Burlingame will use the upcoming safety
planning grant to set a goal to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries
by an appropriate target to be determined by the City Council as part of the
development of a Comprehensive Roadway Safety Plan and Vison Zero Goal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Burlingame shall pursue the
recommended near-and long-term policy, program, and guidelines
recommendations identified in the LRSP, with the overriding goal of eliminating
traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Burlingame will adopt the location
prioritization framework and use the resulting top locations within the City identified
in the Countywide LRSP, which locations were prioritized including considerations
of social equity through the use of data; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Burlingame shall participate in an inter-
jurisdictional Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) led by C/CAG, to
include staff from constituent jurisdictions along with partner agencies identified in
the LRSP; and which will be used to implement the LRSP and integrate the Safe
System approach into all aspects of transportation planning and engineering; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Burlingame adopts the Countywide
Local Roadway Safety Plan which summarizes specific action items to be taken by
Burlingame and partner agencies and the recommended timing to address the
listed emphasis areas; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the LRSP will be implemented in an
equitable manner, accounting for historic inequities in transportation and safety
investments across the city; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, consistent with the implementation and
tracking recommendations in the Countywide LRSP and with Burlingame’s specific
Comprehensive Roadway Safety Plan, Burlingame will develop an annual update
on progress toward the Vision Zero goals, tracking process and outcome metrics,
and present these updates to the Burlingame City Council.
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Donna Colson, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 18th day of November, 2024, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BROWNRIGG, COLSON, LEE, PAPPAJOHN, STEVENSON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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