Between 2018 and 2022, 24 people died and 192 people experienced life-altering injuries on Medford’s roadways. That’s an annual average of five fatalities and 38 life-altering injuries each year and it has been increasing over time. The Medford City Council adopted an ordinance declaring a goal to achieve zero roadway deaths or serious injuries by the year 2035. The year 2035 is an ambitious goal that aligns with the Oregon Department of Transportation’s goal and shows the City’s strong commitment to enhance safety on the transportation network.
To help achieve this goal, the City of Medford received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to develop a Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) aimed at eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The TSAP is a reference document that identifies strategies, programs, policies, and projects to improve safety using a Safe System Approach. It analyzes historical data to identify roadway safety issues and identifies comprehensive safety strategies and implementation steps to promote safety in Medford's transportation system. The TSAP provides a roadmap showing how the City’s adopted goal of zero roadway deaths or serious injuries can be reflected in the City’s code, design documents, infrastructure projects, programs, and policies.
Throughout the process, there were multiple opportunities for the community to provide input, review progress, and share feedback.
The TSAP was adopted by Medford City Council on April 15, 2026 by Resolution No. 2026-26.
This page will soon be updated to house the performance measures identified for tracking in the TSAP. Anticipated measures are shown below.
Explore our Project Library to view and download the final Transportation Safey Action Plan and supporting documents.
Project Documents
This project was funded through a Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets for All Planning Grant and local gas tax.