Greetings Mayor and Council.
As an Active Transportation commissioner, a resident of District 6 that lives by a road on the city’s High Injury Network, and as the head of SABA with our 15,000 SABA supporters, we agree with prioritizing the high injury network and focusing our attention on our efforts to reach Vision Zero.
Just yesterday, the Sac Bee reported that Sacramento has reached the runner up ranking as the most dangerous city of similar sized cities in California, Long Beach is on the top step. The Office of Traffic Safety 2023 crash ratings, break this down. We are:
1st in alcohol related severe injury & death,
1st in drivers between the ages of 21 – 34 who were drinking and driving, that caused severe injury or death
1st in speed related severe injuries or death.
Sadly, that’s a lot of firsts. Take a second to imagine the loss of the families. It is life changing, I well know, as a survivor of an alcohol-related crash, which changed my life and my 4 fellow cyclists 11 years ago.
Tonight, you’re being asked to direct staff on whether specific victims or locations should be considered in addition to the fatal and severe injury locations. New state law allows consideration of other victim or location criteria. I am a member of the Vision Zero Task Force and I’ll offer up my answer: Yes! Please do include these other criteria.
Should one weigh more than another? I think we could make arguments in every configuration, but why not start with people first and foremost. Protect vulnerable users – wherever they are. Remember, that all of us are pedestrians and hence, are vulnerable users of our streets. Do what makes the most sense to protect citizens, not which makes the most economic sense. Prioritize people over cars or money. Thank you.
Mark Rodriguez, activist
at March 14, 2026 at 9:54am PDT
Please do not go to Sun Spa, located at 6804 Fruitridge Rd #A
Sacramento, CA, 95820, as well as q spa, located at 4215 Norwood avenue, suite #12, sacramento, ca, 95838, They will all claim that they are too busy for you.
Greetings Mayor and Council.
As an Active Transportation commissioner, a resident of District 6 that lives by a road on the city’s High Injury Network, and as the head of SABA with our 15,000 SABA supporters, we agree with prioritizing the high injury network and focusing our attention on our efforts to reach Vision Zero.
Just yesterday, the Sac Bee reported that Sacramento has reached the runner up ranking as the most dangerous city of similar sized cities in California, Long Beach is on the top step. The Office of Traffic Safety 2023 crash ratings, break this down. We are:
1st in alcohol related severe injury & death,
1st in drivers between the ages of 21 – 34 who were drinking and driving, that caused severe injury or death
1st in speed related severe injuries or death.
Sadly, that’s a lot of firsts. Take a second to imagine the loss of the families. It is life changing, I well know, as a survivor of an alcohol-related crash, which changed my life and my 4 fellow cyclists 11 years ago.
Tonight, you’re being asked to direct staff on whether specific victims or locations should be considered in addition to the fatal and severe injury locations. New state law allows consideration of other victim or location criteria. I am a member of the Vision Zero Task Force and I’ll offer up my answer: Yes! Please do include these other criteria.
Should one weigh more than another? I think we could make arguments in every configuration, but why not start with people first and foremost. Protect vulnerable users – wherever they are. Remember, that all of us are pedestrians and hence, are vulnerable users of our streets. Do what makes the most sense to protect citizens, not which makes the most economic sense. Prioritize people over cars or money. Thank you.
Please do not go to Sun Spa, located at 6804 Fruitridge Rd #A
Sacramento, CA, 95820, as well as q spa, located at 4215 Norwood avenue, suite #12, sacramento, ca, 95838, They will all claim that they are too busy for you.