Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Serious Injuries

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Council adopted Vision Zero in 2015, and by 2019, there was a 25% decrease in the number of traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries.

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. In 2020, there was another decline in fatalities and severe injuries, which may be attributed to a decline in roadway use due to Stay At Home Orders.

In June 2021, San Antonio Express-News, using data from the San Antonio Police Department, disaggregated deaths and severe injuries, noted an increase in auto-related deaths involving pedestrians and cyclists.

In the May 7 bond election, San Antonians approved 6 propositions: streets, parks, drainage, affordable housing, public safety facilities, and library and cultural facilities. With the approval of the 2022-2027 bond package, 183 projects located across the city will be funded.