Welcome to the Community Traffic Safety Coalition (CTSC)

Whether you are a cyclist, a pedestrian, a motorist, or all three, the CTSC is for anyone who is interested in transportation safety issues in Santa Cruz County. This website will introduce you to the many CTSC programs. Come to a monthly meeting. Follow us on Facebook. Learn how you can get involved in safe and active transportation issues in your neighborhood or throughout the county.

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Vision Zero

Vision Zero is a new vision for traffic safety that aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. The CTSC has been focused on Vision Zero since 2016, committing to making Santa Cruz County safer for all road users. Click here to read our 2017 report, The Impact of Traffic Violence On Santa Cruz County, explore interactive maps showing our high-injury corridors and other crash data, and view our current Vision Zero work plan.

Our Mission

The mission of the Community Traffic Safety Coalition is to prevent traffic-related injuries and fatalities for all road users, with a focus on people bicycling and walking. The CTSC envisions safe, accessible and equitable transportation for all.

About the Community Traffic Safety Coalition

The CTSC is a creative and collaborative partnership formed in 1992. Members include community organizations, government agencies, businesses, and individuals representing law enforcement, transportation, public works, education, health and injury prevention, parents, bicycling advocates, retailers, and manufacturers. The CTSC is staffed by employees of the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA). Our programs are supported by public and private grant funding.

In 1995, the CTSC formed a group in Watsonville, now called the Watsonville Vision Zero Task Force to address the unique strengths and needs in this part of the county. Both the CTSC and the Watsonville Vision Zero Task Force are exceptional examples of the power of collaboration to accomplish a community’s goals.

Meetings

The CTSC holds meetings every other month, usually on the first Tuesday, according to the schedule below. The Watsonville Vision Zero Task Force (WVZTF) holds meetings on opposite months as the CTSC, usually on the first Tuesday. If interested in attending a WVZTF meeting, email Murray Fontes at murray.fontes@cityofwatsonville.org.