Council Packet 4-10-19 Work Session

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37 EUGENE VISION ZERO Engagement and Accountability Engagement and Accountability is an action area critical to reducing fatal and life- changing injury crashes in Eugene. The City cannot achieve Vision Zero on its own—it will take a community to eliminate all fatalities and life-changing injuries on our streets. A key part of our work toward Zero will be engaging with the community to ensure that we are aware of our community’s concerns, tapping into their best ideas, and working with them to implement these strategies, leading to our greatest chance of success. To this end, we are working to secure long-term funding to support both the City and community groups working together to improve traffic safety through education, engineering and creative outreach. We are also committed to partnering with other organizations, including ODOT, our health and emergency services personnel, and our partners in the educational system to establish strong relationships, which will enable us to work together to incorporate safety in our culture at every opportunity. Vision Zero will and must continue to be in the public eye for us all to take our part in the shared responsibility of making Eugene’s streets safer. Actions in this area will continue to communicate the importance of getting to zero deaths and life-changing injuries and will keep Vision Zero visible in the community. We will also hold ourselves accountable for our goals, as reflected by the performance measures at the end of this plan. We pledge to update the public on the progress toward our goals via an annual report, providing our residents with information about how things are improving, what is coming next, our overall progress toward Zero, and key opportunities to become involved. We look forward to this journey toward Zero together, as a community. Actions in this area will keep the Vision Zero effort visible to City staff and the community. They will also enable direct community engagement in making Eugene’s streets safer. The City already integrates safety messaging into many public events and campaigns related to transportation, and this will continue, now linked to the Vision Zero program. New initiatives like the Oregon Friendly Driver program also demonstrate our existing and on- going commitment to changing the culture of safety in Eugene. Key Implementers • City of Eugene Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services • City of Eugene Police Department (EPD) • City of Eugene Department of Public Works • Eugene 4J and Bethel School Districts • University of Oregon, Lane Community College and Northwest Christian University • LCOG Safe Lane Coalition • PeaceHealth April 10, 2019, Work Session – Item 1