Vision Zero — Eliminating Traffic Deaths in a Car-Centric City

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Livermore took a landmark step in May 2026, formally adopting Vision Zero as policy — a commitment to eliminate all fatal and serious injury traffic incidents in the city. The City Council adopted the city's Vision Zero Action Plan as policy direction at its May 11, 2026 meeting — joining a growing number of Bay Area cities making this commitment but doing so in a community where car dependence is deeply embedded in the built environment. The plan identifies the High Injury Network — the corridors where the most severe crashes are concentrated — and establishes specific engineering, enforcement, and education interventions for each. For a city expecting to add 43,820 residents over the next 20 years, building safe streets from the beginning of development is far cheaper than retrofitting dangerous ones later. The General Plan 2045's Mobility Element incorporates Vision Zero principles as a foundational framework.

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