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Resolution supporting the City of Wauwatosa Municipal Safety Action Plan with a goal to achieve zero traffic-related deaths and serious injuries in Wauwatosa by 2037
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WHEREAS, in 2025, the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (DOT) and its municipal partners launched and completed Phase Three of the “Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project,” the first ever Countywide safe streets planning initiative funded through two State and Federal grants; and,
WHEREAS, Phase Three of the Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project complements the countywide Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) by supporting the 19 municipalities in Milwaukee County in developing Municipal Safety Action Plans; and,
WHEREAS, one of the eight required components of a United States Department of Transportation CSAP is “Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting” towards an eventual goal of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries; and,
WHEREAS, Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration has established a Safe System approach to traffic safety, which is based on the principles that humans make mistakes, humans are vulnerable responsibility is shared, safety is proactive, and redundancy is crucial; and,
WHEREAS, the Wauwatosa Municipal Safety Action Plan incorporates a holistic set of strategies and actions rooted in the Safe System approach and aimed at reducing severe traffic crashes and improving safety for all road users; and,
WHEREAS, consistent and in unity with Milwaukee County’s Vision Zero goal, the Wauwatosa Safety Action aims to reduce and eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2037; and;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the City of Wauwatosa Common Council adopts a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2037 and approves the Wauwatosa Municipal Safety Action Plan as a roadmap to achieving its goal.
By: Transportation Affairs Committee
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Recommendation: Approve 5-0