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Supervisors introduce Vision Zero resolution aiming to eliminate traffic fatalities in 10 years
Summary
Supervisors introduced a resolution to adopt a Vision Zero strategy — engineering, education and enforcement — seeking to reduce traffic deaths to zero in 10 years and to implement monthly pilot street redesigns in high‑injury corridors.
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 introduced a resolution calling for a citywide Vision Zero strategy aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities within 10 years. The measure was introduced by Supervisor David Chiu and co‑sponsored by Supervisors Kim and Avalos; Supervisor Norman Yee also announced related action in his district.
The resolution asks the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and other departments to focus on three strategies: engineering (temporary pilot redesigns and long‑term redesign), education (driver and pedestrian public‑awareness campaigns), and enforcement (clear traffic‑enforcement benchmarks and improved police coordination). Supervisor Kim said the city should pursue a goal of “0 traffic fatalities in 10 years” and asked SFMTA to develop a program of monthly pilot traffic‑calming projects in the most dangerous corridors, with the agency’s pilot team implementing “one per month over the next two years.”
Supervisors described examples of past local pilots — temporary safety changes on Sixth Street and Folsom Street — and asked for a targeted crisis‑intervention team within SFMTA’s Livable Streets Division to implement flexible pilots on corridors with documented high injury rates. Supporters emphasized driver education campaigns and stronger enforcement as essential complements to engineering changes.
Why it matters: City officials said San Francisco ranks high among U.S. cities for pedestrian fatalities by both vehicle miles and population, and they cited recent high‑profile deaths to press for quicker action. Supervisor Yee said the measure would ask the Transportation Authority to convene a working group and present a public‑awareness action plan to the board within 90 days of the first meeting.
Status and next steps: The resolution was introduced during roll‑call introductions and co‑sponsored by multiple supervisors. The item will proceed through committee and scheduling; supervisors said they expect follow‑up hearings with SFMTA and the Police Commission on enforcement metrics.
Ending: Supervisors said the effort would combine neighborhood pilots, public education, and enforcement benchmarks and pledged to seek broad departmental and community support for the program.
