The regional transportation agency released a Vision Zero that will guide a ‘Safe Systems’ approach to improving road safety.
The Napa Valley Transportation Authority released a Vision Zero Plan that will guide future strategies for eliminating roadway deaths by 2030, reports Kim Harris in Patch.
“According to the study, there were 4,908 total injury collisions in Napa County from 2015 through 2021 and of those collisions, 608 were severe or fatal injury collisions, the report said.” The majority of these occurred on roads that are part of the Countywide High Injury Network (HIN), a group of particularly dangerous streets that Vision Zero efforts will focus on.
“Some of the potential projects to increase safety include adding bike lanes, traffic signals, crossing beacons and pedestrian medians along with adding four way stops and roundabouts, improving signal timing and installing pavement markers to divide lanes, the study said.”
FULL STORY: Napa Valley Transportation Authority Releases Vision Zero Study
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