City of Milwaukee - File #: 211255

• File #: 211255
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/23/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/21/2022
• Title: Substitute resolution committing the City to become a Vision Zero community.
• Sponsors: COMMON COUNCIL
• Indexes: MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC CONTROL REGULATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/24/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/21/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Hamilton and remaining Common Council members who were present added as cosponsors.	Pass	11:0
6/9/2022	1	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Murphy - Lead Sponsor Molly King - Mayor's Office Kate Riordan - DPW Infrastructure Transportation Members of the Coalition for Safe Driving in support of this resolution: Angela Marion - Exc. Director for Community Insurance Information Center John Rakowski - Sr. Director Running Rebels Jordan Morales - Coalition member Also in support, MFD Chief Lipski Dan Casanova - DCD Jerrel Kruschke - DPW Commissioner Ald. Borkowksi asked all members to become co-sponsors of this file. There were no objections.	Pass	4:0
11/22/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
211255
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
COMMON COUNCIL
Title
Substitute resolution committing the City to become a Vision Zero community.
Analysis
This resolution commits the City to becoming a Vision Zero community. Vision Zero is a platform that aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries through a multi-disciplinary approach by bringing together local leaders in health, transportation, policy and advocacy, and enforcement.
Body
Whereas, Vision Zero is “a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all”; and

Whereas, Vision Zero was first implemented in Sweden in the 1990s with success across Europe and is now gaining momentum in many American cities; and

Whereas, Vision Zero starts with the ethical belief that everyone has the right to move safely in their communities, and that system designers and policy makers share the responsibility to ensure safe systems for travel; and

Whereas, Vision Zero recognizes that people sometimes make mistakes, so the street system and related policies should be designed to ensure those inevitable mistakes do not result in severe injuries or fatalities; and

Whereas, Vision Zero is built on the premise that traffic deaths are preventable; and

Whereas, Vision Zero is a multi-disciplinary approach, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem; and

Whereas, several City documents, reports, and plans have recommended adoption of Vision Zero, including the City of Milwaukee Pedestrian Plan, The City County Carjacking and Reckless Driving Committee Final Report, and the Millennial Task Force Final Report; and

Whereas, The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign aimed at building momentum and advancing a game-changing shift toward safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all by bringing together local leaders in health, transportation, policy and advocacy to develop an...