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Sunnyvale council adopts wording change to Vision Zero: ‘Safety for all users is the top priority’
Summary
After public comment and a council discussion about trade‑offs between safety and traffic efficiency, the council voted 5–0 to update a guiding principle in the city’s Vision Zero plan to clarify that safety is the top priority for transportation projects.
The Sunnyvale City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 28 to revise one of the Vision Zero guiding principles to read, “Safety for all users is the top priority in the development of transportation projects.”
The change originated as a colleague memo and was discussed at length during general business. Angela Obezo, transportation and traffic manager, told the council that many peer jurisdictions do not include…
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