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Vision Zero Program Updates Austin Transportation and Public Works | 12.1.25 Serious injury + fatality trends Year-to-date through Oct. 10 Combined serious injuries and fatalities 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 509 427 82 430 358 72 297 219 78 serious injuries fatalities 2019-2023 avg 2024 2025 2 Serious injury + fatality trends Year-to-date through Oct. 10 318 249 173 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Serious injuries and fatalities by mode 87 80 62 70 67 40 26 28 15 8 5 6 1 1 1 Motor Vehicle Pedestrian Motorcycle Bicycle E-Scooter Other 2019-2023 avg 2024 2025 3 Serious injury + fatality trends Year-to-date through Oct. 10 Fatalities by mode 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 37 36 30 30 30 24 15 11 10 Motor Vehicle Pedestrian Motorcycle Bicycle E-Scooter Other 2019-2023 avg 2024 2025 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 Years of Vision Zero  Oct. 2025 marked 10 years of Vision Zero in Austin  10-Year Report  Key milestones  Injury and fatal crash trends  Major achievements  Safety Culture  Designing for Safety  Promoting Safe Behaviors  Ongoing challenges and opportunities for next 10 years publicinput.com/visionzero10 5 10-Year Report Serious injury + fatality trends Serious Injuries and Fatalities per 100K Population publicinput.com/visionzero10 6 7 Program updates Designing for Safety  Vision Zero Bond funding  2016 Bond complete  2018 Bond substantially complete  2020 Bond 67% obligated*  *$9M being leveraged to secure an additional $35M in Federal grants through 2030  Safe Streets and Roads for All grants  2022: $23M Federal / $6M Local  2023: $288K Federal / $72K Local  2024: $10.5M Federal / $2.5M Local  2025: awaiting award notification  Cameron/Dessau Rd. Safety Project broke ground in mid-October 8 Program updates Promoting Safe Behaviors  Seasonal educational campaigns  Distracted Driving  Impaired Driving  Speeding  Failure to Yield  Enhanced coordination with APD to help inform proactive traffic enforcement  Expanded No Refusal DWI initiative to 365 days per year  Travis County DWI Court and Transformative Youth Justice program partnerships Distracted driving awareness campaign 9 McNeil Dr. street lighting project What’s in store for 2026?  Accelerating delivery of safety investments  7 major intersections will start construction  Cameron/Dessau Rd. Safety Project  Montopolis Dr. Safety Project  Enhancing safety analytics  Updating High-Injury Network  Incorporating EMS incident data into Vision Zero tools  Strengthening safety policies and guidelines  Developing a Citywide Lighting Plan  Developing an Austin Roundabout Design Guide 10 What's in store for 2026? Citywide Lighting Plan  Co-sponsored by Transportation and Public Works, Austin Energy, and Parks and Recreation  Key plan elements  Existing conditions review  Community engagement and stakeholder meetings  Context-dependent lighting design guidelines  e.g. streets, trails, pedestrian-scale, parks, character districts  Prioritization framework for new lighting  Implementation plan  Anticipated completion late 2026 DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE 11 Thanks! Austin Transportation and Public Works