HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2022-056-For the adoption of a vision zero policy to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries that result from crashes within the Orange County area by year 2050 RES -2022 - 056 9 �P � ` ' Attachment 1
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
FOR THE ADOPTION OF A VISION ZERO POLICY
TO ELIMINATE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES THAT RESULT FROM
CRASHES WITHIN THE ORANGE COUNTY AREA BY YEAR 2050
The motion to approve the following resolution was offered by \ka ae and
seconded by am, %Iand upon being put to a vote was duly adopted .
WHEREAS , hundreds of crashes occur in the County each year, resulting in fatalities and serious
injuries , and
WHEREAS , the number of people dying and suffering serious injuries on our streets is a serious
public health problem which necessitates public action; and
WHEREAS , crash reduction efforts necessitate a comprehensive and specific approach to street
planning, design, policy, enforcement, legal processes , education, and communication; and
WHEREAS , crashes that result in death or serious injury are not inevitable but largely
preventable ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County acknowledges the importance of everyone traveling safely within
their communities and that the only acceptable goal is to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and
serious injuries , while increasing safe , healthy, and equitable mobility for all ; and
WHEREAS , a commitment to Vision Zero is a commitment to saving lives and ensuring equitable
investment in the safety needs of underserved communities in our region; and
WHEREAS , it is the role of government to do its part to serve and protect the populace ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County in coordination with Durham- Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan
Planning Organization, Burlington- Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization and Triangle
Area Rural Planning Organization support North Carolina Department of Transportation efforts to
meet the state ' s safety targets per Federal legislations and to support the North Carolina State
Highway Safety Plan goal to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by half by 2035 , moving towards
zero by 2050 ; and
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WHEREAS , the Orange County Board of County Commissioners has found that the County is
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conducting transportation planning in a continuous , cooperative , and comprehensive manner , and
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WHEREAS , Orange County and its member jurisdictions have a strong history of commitment
to prioritizing safety and the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, the Metropolitan Transportation
Plan, and local governments ' transportation plans have made demonstrable progress to improve G
safety by making systemic changes in the way the transportation network is planned, programmed, �
designed, constructed, and operated ; and
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V`MREAS , Orange County will take a proactive approach to develop an effective Transportation
Safety Plan built on a foundation of Safe Systems principles and elements that will translate into
evidence -based implementation processes ; and
WHEREAS , creating safer streets is likely to encourage the use of more active transportation
options , thereby increasing population health, access to healthy foods and active transportation
options ; and
WHEREAS , Orange County Transportation Services will plan and implement transportation
projects with equity at its forefront, striving to impact the most vulnerable and dependent users of
the most dangerous roadways of the transportation network in the effort to ensure outcomes will
be experienced equitably throughout the region;
NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that Orange County agrees to support, plan and
program projects that commit to a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries that are a result of crashes
by 2050 ; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County is dedicated to measuring the progress ,
challenges , and successes of the Vision Zero commitment and will do so with tangible , reportable
metrics that will be reported upon on an annual basis .