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Supporting Documentation · Apr 24, 2024

138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

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VISION ZERO OVERVIEW What is Vision Zero? Vision Zero is a global safety initiative first adopted as a national policy in Sweden in 1997 that focuses on strategies to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and severe injuries, while increasing safety, health, and mobility for all. Vision Zero takes a proactive, preventative approach to addressing traffic-related deaths and severe injuries versus a traditional approach to roadway crashes. NAME THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PHONEIS TAKINGNAME A STAND TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAFFIC-RELATED DEATHS AND SEVERE INJURIES BY 2030. TOGETHER WE WILL ACHIEVE VISION ZERO. LOCATION PHONE The West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan is a roadmap to achieve the goal of zero traffic-related deaths and ADDRESS JOIN US! Engaging the community LOCATION severe injuries in West Orange. It lays out the key action is a key priority for Vision Zero items to implement a comprehensive Vision Zero policy. WEBSITE Vision Zero is based on data analysis that helps to identify ADDRESS the causes of crashes in our community and work to prevent them. The West Orange Vision Zero Action Go to the website Follow us @ MAIL Plan

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Zero Action Go to the website Follow us @ MAIL Plan includes a prioritized list of street improvement for updates WEBSITE VisionZeroWO projects, education initiatives, city programs and proposed policy changes to achieve Vision Zero! WHY VISION ZERO? BY THE NUMBERS* MAIL 28 + More than Sign the VisionZeroWo@gmail.com 2 PLEDGE Number of severe injury VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/VisionZeroWO crashes 7 3 Traditional Approach Vision Zero Approach Traffic deaths are INEVITABLE Traffic deaths are PREVENTABLE people have PERFECT human behavior Integrate HUMAN FAILING in approach lost their Prevent COLLISIONS Prevent FATAL AND SEVERE CRASHES lives in a Bike & Pedes- crash every Pedestrian trian Severe INDIVIDUAL responsibility SYSTEMS

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trian Severe INDIVIDUAL responsibility SYSTEMS APPROACH year Fatalities Injury Crashes Saving lives is EXPENSIVE Saving lives is NOT EXPENSIVE Source: https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS/SafeSystem * Crashes from 2015-2021 per Safety Voyager data also includes crashes on Route 280. This Action Plan was made possible through a New Jersey The West Orange Vision Zero Task Force included: West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Local Technical Assistance Task Force (WOPSAB), Pleasant Valley Civic Association, Thomas Edison National Historic Park, Grant. The organizations listed here supported the Township’s Downtown West Orange Alliance, West Orange Public Schools and Council of PTAs, West Vision Zero project application for technical assistance from NJDOT. Orange Police Department, and the Nikhil Badlani Foundation. 4

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