HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-064 Adopting SS4A PlanRESOLUTION NO. 2025-064
ADOPTING THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND COMMITMENT
TOWARD ZERO DEATHS ON CITY STREETS
A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota,
The City of Columbia Heights has committed to creating a safe, connected transportation system for all modes
of transportation; and
Proven measures exist to reduce the number of crashes on our streets with a data -backed mix of
transportation engineering, enforcement, and education; and
Even one death on the streets of Columbia Heights is one too many; and
People who live work, visit, and play in Columbia Heights deserve to be able to go about the city without fear
of death or serious injury in their travels; and
From 2014 through 2023 there were 2,280 recorded crashes on surface streets in Columbia Heights, including
12 fatalities and 52 serious injury crashes; and
Vulnerable road users — pedestrians in particular — are at a higher risk of injury or death while using the city's
transportation system; and
Implementing a commitment to and eventually eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries will require
significant participation from and coordination with partner agencies and across city departments; and
The City of Columbia Heights is poised to implement Vison Zero safety -focused projects and strategies in a
variety of ways and is committed to measuring the outcomes of Vison Zero on an annual basis. By making this
commitment the City of Columbia Heights is joining a nationwide and international group of forward -thinking
cities that are also making a commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on their streets;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
That the Columbia Heights City Council hereby commits to a goal of zero traffic deaths and serious
injuries on all surface streets in Columbia Heights by 2040, with an interim goal of 50 percent
reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2035.
That the Transportation Safety Action Plan, dated July 2025, is hereby approved.
Passed this 28th day of July 2025
Offered by: Deneen
Seconded by: Spriggs
Roll Call: All Ayes
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Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary