Vision Zero Action Plan
Summary
Members broadly backed studying and building crossings of Highway 101 at Madonna and near Cal Poly, and extending corridor planning to California Boulevard. These are complex, expensive, Caltrans-heavy projects likely five to ten years out.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
These are five-to-ten-year, multi-million-dollar efforts; near-term money covers mostly feasibility studies, not construction.
Bike commuters, Cal Poly students, and families who currently risk dangerous crossings or detour onto neighborhood streets.
Drivers may face slower speed limits and new turn restrictions on high-injury corridors.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Active Transportation Committee
Members broadly backed studying and building crossings of Highway 101 at Madonna and near Cal Poly, and extending corridor planning to California Boulevard. These are complex, expensive, Caltrans-heavy projects likely five to ten years out.
Active Transportation Committee
The city's new Safe Streets Action Plan shows 80% of fatal and severe crashes happen on just 11% of road miles, mostly involving people walking or biking. The committee weighed in on how to spend roughly $375,000 in traffic safety funds — flashing signs, lower speed limits, crosswalk daylighting at schools, and no right-on-red at protected intersections.
Active Transportation Committee
Council approved Vision Zero (with a rename in the works), and voted 4-1 to pursue a Johnson Avenue road diet; members also discussed recent serious bike crashes.
City Council
With 19 people killed on city streets in five years — the worst five-year toll in three decades — the plan targets the small share of streets where most deadly crashes happen. About $375,000 funds near-term fixes like speed limit cuts, crosswalk daylighting and emergency signal preemption, and council asked staff to prioritize schools and physical changes over studies.
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