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City releases Vision Zero plan update identifying 9 high-injury locations; council notes report
Summary
Community Development and consultant Burrow Hapold presented a Vision Zero update that identifies a high-injury street network accounting for a majority of severe crashes and nine priority locations for countermeasures. Council voted to note the report and asked staff to pursue public outreach and implementation sequencing.
Glendale presented an update on the Vision Zero Action Plan at the May 20 continuation meeting, detailing a data-driven approach to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries and identifying a concentrated high-injury network where most serious crashes occur.
Community Development Director Bradley Calvert and Sam Frommer of consultant Burrow Hapold walked the council through a 10-year crash analysis showing that pedestrians are disproportionately represented in killed-or-severely-injured (KSI) collisions, and that 13% of streets on a high-injury network account for roughly 71–78% of serious crashes. The consultant described plans to develop countermeasures for nine priority locations, combining low-cost quick-build approaches with longer-term capital improvements.
The presentation stressed three core elements — engineering, enforcement and education — and highlighted public outreach already completed, including five walk audits and pop-up events. A council-led discussion supported the plan’s focus on pedestrians and older residents, and emphasized implementation and equity. Councilmember Brotman urged inclusion of proven low-cost treatments such as leading pedestrian intervals, pedestrian beacons and continental (zebra) crosswalks.
Council action: By roll call, council voted to note and file the report (motion to note on file). The council requested that staff expand community engagement, provide clearer implementation timelines and include a public-facing dashboard to show progress on countermeasure deployment.
Public input: Residents and project-team members spoke in favor of the plan and urged strong follow-through, with callers and commenters asking the city to prioritize senior and school-area safety.
Next steps: Staff will draft the Vision Zero action plan, develop countermeasures for the nine priority sites, finalize an online GIS dashboard for crash data and outreach materials, and return to council with implementation and funding options.
