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Boulder staff report progress and gaps in Vision 0 crash‑reduction plan
Summary
City staff reported on the 2024 crash landscape and Vision 0 implementation: severe crashes remain concentrated on arterial streets, vulnerable users are overrepresented in severe crashes (bicyclists ~36% of severe crashes), several action items are underway, and signal‑timing work and grant outcomes are priorities for 2026.
Devin Joslin, the city’s principal traffic engineer, presented the 2024 crash landscape and progress on Boulder’s Vision 0 plan at the Transportation Advisory Board meeting on Nov. 10. Joslin said the city recorded three fatal crashes in 2024 and two so far in 2025 and reiterated that Vision 0’s goal is “to reduce the number of traffic‑related fatalities and serious injuries to 0 by 2030.”
Joslin summarized patterns from the Safe Streets analysis: most severe crashes occur on principal and minor arterials, nearly 80 percent of severe crashes involve a vulnerable roadway user, and crashes involving bicyclists account for a disproportionate share of severe outcomes (bicyclist‑involved crashes represented roughly 36 percent of severe crashes while making up a much smaller share of total crashes). He also highlighted emerging trends in ebike and escooter incidents, noting nearly all ebike crashes involved vehicles and that ebike incidents result in injury or possible injury in more than 90 percent of recorded events.
Staff reported mixed progress on Vision 0 action items: seven actions completed or on track, nine underway but less than half complete, and four delayed by staffing or grant timing. Joslin said signal‑timing practice updates are a high‑priority work plan item for 2026 and that city staff are awaiting federal grant (SS4A) execution that would fund demonstration projects. He also announced a newly available serious‑injury and fatal crash dashboard produced by the Boulder Police Department to support transparency and analysis.
Board members asked for disaggregation by vehicle type and by demographics, and about whether ebike statistics include emerging e‑moto devices; Joslin said an internal working group and further analysis are needed to refine classifications. Members praised recent speed‑management installations (for example, new cushions on Martin Drive) as effective countermeasures and requested easily digestible infographics showing crash risk relative to age and exposure.
Staff said they will return to TAB in the first half of 2026 with year‑end crash numbers, results from grant awards, and updates to the Vision 0 action plan implementation schedule.
