Glendale council approves contract to develop Vision Zero and Safety Action Plan
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The City Council approved an agreement with Stanley Consultants to create a Vision Zero Plan and Safety Action Plan using federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant funding; the project promises data-driven safety countermeasures, public engagement and grant support for longer-term projects.
The Glendale City Council voted to authorize an agreement with Stanley Consultants to prepare a Vision Zero Plan and a Safety Action Plan for the city, using funding from the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
The plan is intended to reduce traffic-related fatal and serious injuries across Glendale’s transportation network by reviewing engineering, education, enforcement, equity and emergency medical services and recommending policy changes and a toolbox of countermeasures. Para Badabala, interim director of transportation, told the council the project will include public involvement, technical analysis and stakeholder input and that the consultant will assist with grant applications for longer-term corridor and intersection projects.
“The Vision 0 plan, the goal of the plan is to reduce fatal and serious injuries that are related to traffic on a transportation network,” Para Badabala said during the presentation. He added the work will identify safety hotspots and short-term investments as well as longer-term projects that would require federal grant funding.
Vice Mayor Lauren Tomachoff thanked staff and emphasized resident safety, saying, “I just also wanted to make sure that residents were aware of the commitment that we have to improving the safety for pedestrians, drivers, everyone in Glendale. This is another example of our commitment to making our roads safer for everyone.”
The contract was brought forward on the consent agenda (RFP 24-09) and included a planned toolbox of data-driven countermeasures for future use. Council approved the consent agenda motion that included this agreement as part of items 3 through 25.
Next steps include public outreach and technical analysis by the consultant, identification of near-term safety projects that could be implemented with modest resources, and support from the consultant for grant applications to fund longer-term corridor improvements.