What's an "HIN"?

A High-Injury Network (called an “HIN”) is a set of corridors and intersections where the most severe and fatal traffic crashes are concentrated. The 2023 Hayward Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) identifies the City’s High Injury Network as well as Safe Systems Approach strategies to eliminate serious and fatal traffic collisions. In Hayward, the HIN is primarily composed of the City’s most traveled streets.

Project Goals

Safer StreetsEliminate severe injury and fatal collisions by slowing down vehicles and creating safer infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Equity Prioritize investments that improve the lives of underserved communities.

Better Mobility Give everyone in Hayward more options for how to travel places.

Path to Construction Set the City up to secure funding to build projects.

What's the Safe Systems Approach?

The Safe Systems Approach is a multi-disciplinary approach to roadway safety, incorporating the following principles:

• Death and Serious Injuries are Unacceptable
  33 people died in traffic crashes in Hayward between 2019-2024.

• Humans Make Mistakes
  We should design streets where mistakes don't result in lost lives.

• Humans are Vulnerable
  While 11% of all traffic crashes in Hayward involved people walking or biking, they made up 36% of all serious injuries or fatalities. For our project area, 46% of severe or fatal crashes involved people walking or biking.

• Responsibility is Shared
  Everyone is responsible for safe streets, including government, businesses, and residents.

• Safety is Proactive
  We shouldn't wait for crashes to occur before we improve roadway safety.

• Redundancy is Crucial
  If we strengthen all parts of the transportation system, people will still be safe if one part fails.

As part of adopting the LRSP, the City of Hayward committed to Vision Zero – achieving zero fatal or serious injury collisions by 2050.

Through three phases of outreach, we will together create designs for these three corridors that advance Vision Zero while uplifting the values and needs of the community.