In 2015, the Sacramento City Council voted to direct the Public Works Department staff to develop a Vision Zero plan for Sacramento. The Public Works staff invited SABA and other stakeholders, including representatives from other City of Sacramento departments, to be part of a task force to help develop Sacramento’s Vision Zero action plan (PDF).

The task force reviewed citywide collision data, including details about the factors contributing to collisions that caused severe injuries and deaths, and developed an action plan with interventions related to engineering (e.g., street and intersection design), education and enforcement. 

By involving residents and neighborhood groups from the start, the City benefits from the knowledge of people who use these streets every day and also generates a higher degree of community buy-in. Infrastructure projects developed with substantial guidance from residents improves the City of Sacramento’s competitiveness for state and federal funding that give priority to projects with strong community support.