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RES -2022 - 056 9 �P � ` ' Attachment 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> FOR THE ADOPTION OF A VISION ZERO POLICY <br /> TO ELIMINATE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES THAT RESULT FROM <br /> CRASHES WITHIN THE ORANGE COUNTY AREA BY YEAR 2050 <br /> The motion to approve the following resolution was offered by \ka ae and <br /> seconded by am, %Iand upon being put to a vote was duly adopted . <br /> WHEREAS , hundreds of crashes occur in the County each year, resulting in fatalities and serious <br /> injuries , and <br /> WHEREAS , the number of people dying and suffering serious injuries on our streets is a serious <br /> public health problem which necessitates public action; and <br /> WHEREAS , crash reduction efforts necessitate a comprehensive and specific approach to street <br /> planning, design, policy, enforcement, legal processes , education, and communication; and <br /> WHEREAS , crashes that result in death or serious injury are not inevitable but largely <br /> preventable ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County acknowledges the importance of everyone traveling safely within <br /> their communities and that the only acceptable goal is to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and <br /> serious injuries , while increasing safe , healthy, and equitable mobility for all ; and <br /> WHEREAS , a commitment to Vision Zero is a commitment to saving lives and ensuring equitable <br /> investment in the safety needs of underserved communities in our region; and <br /> WHEREAS , it is the role of government to do its part to serve and protect the populace ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County in coordination with Durham- Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization, Burlington- Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization and Triangle <br /> Area Rural Planning Organization support North Carolina Department of Transportation efforts to <br /> meet the state ' s safety targets per Federal legislations and to support the North Carolina State <br /> Highway Safety Plan goal to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by half by 2035 , moving towards <br /> zero by 2050 ; and <br /> f <br /> WHEREAS , the Orange County Board of County Commissioners has found that the County is <br /> c <br /> conducting transportation planning in a continuous , cooperative , and comprehensive manner , and <br /> c <br /> c <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County and its member jurisdictions have a strong history of commitment <br /> to prioritizing safety and the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, the Metropolitan Transportation <br /> Plan, and local governments ' transportation plans have made demonstrable progress to improve G <br /> safety by making systemic changes in the way the transportation network is planned, programmed, � <br /> designed, constructed, and operated ; and <br /> c <br /> i <br />