Lead paragraph
Continue to focus on moving towards zero deaths from roadway crashes.
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S.1Zero Deaths
Progress
- Not started
- Planning
- Implementation
- Continuous
On time
Across City of Longmont departments, work is ongoing to reach the City's goal of eliminating fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040. This goal was adopted in 2023 and dedicated staff were hired in 2024.
Description
Vision Zero strategies are being used around the world to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while also increasing safe and equitable transportation options. The City of Longmont adopted Vision Zero in 2023 with the goal of reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries on city roadways to zero by 2040.
Tasks
What are we doing?
- 2026
Develop a Vision Zero Equitable Action Plan (VZEAP)
Early & mid 2024: Staff were hired to implement Vision Zero. Currently seeking funding and identifying both internal and external key stakeholder to help develop the City's first transportation safety plan a.k.a. VZEAP.
The following is considered VZEAP pre-work:
Aug 2024 - USDOT awarded the City a Safe Streets for All Grant (SS4A) to fund a Vision Zero Equitable Action Plan (VZEAP), as well as a:
- Intersection Sight Distance Study
- DERQ Camera System Demonstration Project
Q3 2024: Completed some baseline Vision Zero data analysis, including compiling and/or mapping:
- Longmont's Vision Zero Zones
- Longmont's High Injury Network based on Fatal and Serious Injury (FSI) Crashes between 2017-2022.
- 7 Year Historical Fatal and Serious Injury (FSI) Crashes Summary Table.
Winter 2024-2025: In progress on the SS4A grant contracting process with USDOT.
2025:
- 12/2026
Launch and continue a Vision Zero Task Force
Fall 2024: Launched this group open to any and all community members and key stakeholders interested in Vision Zero in Longmont. This task force is intended to convene on an ongoing basis to help the City develop, implement, evaluate, and update a Vision Zero Equitable Action Plan (VZEAP-listed above) over time.
Q4 2024: The first three meetings occurred in October, November, and December.
2025: 6 Vision Zero Task Force Meeting (open to the public) were held at the Senior Center.
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Summary and contacts
Timeline
Continuous
Cost
$$$ > $1,000,000
Contact persons
- Cammie EdsonTransportation PlannerTransportation Planning & Airport
- Kyle HaworthTraffic Engineering AdministratorPublic Works and Engineering
- Liz Young-WinneTransportation PlannerTransportation Planning & Airport
Information updated 01/22/2026