focusing on eliminating fatalities and serious injuries across all modes of travel. The NCTCOG’s regional Roadway Safety Plan sets a goal to eliminate all fatalities on their roadways by 2050. The City of Fort Worth adopted its Vision Zero Policy Resolution 1 in 2019. The resolution supports a Vision Zero strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the City of Fort Worth. City of Fort Worth was designated by the Federal Highway Administration as a Pedestrian Safety Focus City due to its high pedestrian fatality rate. Prior to this designation, the city already made significant efforts to improve safety through the Bike Fort Worth Plan, Safety Passing Ordinance, Walk Fort Worth Plan, Complete Streets Policies, and ATP, but the Vision Zero Resolution represents a formal commitment to support the development of a Vision Zero- based strategy. While Fort Worth’s Vision Zero resolution outlines key commitments, there are areas for enhancement. Although Vision Zero policies vary among different cities, some of the key elements include safe system approach, community engagement, designing and maintaining roads to prioritize the safety of all road users, using data analysis to understand trends, managing speed for safe travel, and setting a clear timeline to achieve zero traffic deaths and serious injuries. As part of the Vision Zero SAP process, the following areas have been identified as potential updates to the ordinance:
• Setting a clear timeline for achieving the Vision Zero goal;
Prioritizing safe speeds;
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• Strengthening public engagement, particularly in underserved neighborhoods and the communities most impacted by traffic violence;
• Including clear metrics and responsibilities across city departments; and
• Ensuring regular reporting and public transparency. Active Transportation Plan
The Fort Worth ATP 2 , adopted in April 2019, serves as an update to the 2010 Bike Fort Worth Plan and the 2014 Walk Fort Worth Plan, and it is Fort Worth’s first-ever citywide trails master plan. The ATP provides a shared vision for active transportation priorities and a comprehensive
1 City of Fort Worth, Vision Zero Resolution, accessed May 31, 2024, vision-zero-resolution5149-11-2019.pdf (fortworthtexas.gov). 2 City of Fort Worth. (2020). City of Fort Worth Active Transportation Plan. https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/ public/v/1/tpw/documents/atp/active-tranport-plan.pdf.
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