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Councilor proposes reconvening Vision Zero task force, seeks higher profile and quarterly reporting
Summary
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane presented a resolution to reconvene a Vision Zero task force, asking for greater cross‑bureau coordination, more frequent deliverables and consideration of relocating the Vision Zero lead to the Deputy City Administrator’s office to raise the program profile and accountability.
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane told the Community and Public Safety Committee on May 27 that she will bring a resolution to full council to reconvene a Vision Zero task force and increase the program’s visibility and accountability.
For the record, Tiffany Koyama Lane said Portland adopted Vision Zero in 2015 and that traffic deaths have risen in the last decade: "As we approach this 10 year anniversary next month, we're seeing a horrifying and unacceptable 57 percent increase in traffic deaths on our streets in the past decade," she said. She cited…
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