Since Vision Zero was first adopted by the City in 2016, it has incrementally grown to provide extensive, proactive, systemic and directed initiatives, informed by data and targeted to ensure that serious injuries and fatalities are eliminated on Toronto’s streets. This report provides an update on the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan and outlines continued and new programs, initiatives, and countermeasures. This report provides status updates and recommended improvements to various components of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan in the following areas: 1. Trends in Serious Injuries and Fatalities: describing changes over time for each emphasis area of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan as well as comparison to other leading jurisdictions — 2. Speed Management Initiatives: providing updates on various ongoing and upcoming programs and initiatives under the speed management strategy that help address the frequency and / or outcome of relevant collision scenarios, including recommendations for a number of Community Safety Zones — 3. Improving Crossings for Pedestrians: providing updates on measures to address pedestrian crossing protection and recommendations to improve visibility at Pedestrian Crossovers — 4. Improving Intersection Safety: providing updates on measures to address safety of all road users at intersections — and 5. Other Updates: describing other enforcement measures, progress on other complementary City initiatives and an update on the School Safety Zone program. This report recommends enacting 20 new or extended Community Safety Zones to support installation of Automated Speed Enforcement cameras focused on improving safety for older adults as well as expanding one existing location in Ward 16 as requested by the local Councillor that staff have reviewed and support. This report also recommends revising stopping prohibitions around Pedestrian Crossovers to meet current Provincial guidance. Since 2016, the Vision Zero annual budget and spend rate has increased incrementally reflecting the demand for improved road safety as well as the capacity to deliver. The 2025 proposed budget of $99.1 million - $31.7 million in capital and $67.4 million in operating - is the largest annual budget for the Plan since inception and further demonstrates the importance of this initiative and Transportation Services’ ability to deliver the varied aspects of the work.
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