Leah Shahum
October 29, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
Proponents of autonomous vehicles (AV) consider them to be essential building blocks on the road to zero traffic deaths. Skeptics worry about the safety promises of AVS being overblown and distracting from nearer-term (and less sexy, well-funded) safety solutions. On October 24, 2024, Vision Zero Network hosted a frank and purposeful discussion about the role […]
October 7, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
Significant support for Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in the nation's biggest state signals a growing appetite to shift the nation’s deadly traffic safety status quo. California legislators passed a landmark bill in August to require ISA in new vehicles manufactured or sold in the state starting in 2030. This proven technology, already widely used effectively […]
July 2, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
It’s encouraging to see the growing appetite – and funding – for quick-to-install, low-cost solutions to improve roadway safety in our communities. We showcased some of these at our June 26, 2024 webinar, sharing quick-build examples from across the country. We were joined by a Vision Zero Network sponsor, MPS, to learn about their SafetyStick™, […]
April 3, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
Traditionally, vehicle safety has been considered a federal issue. So, understandably, many municipalities have shied away from including vehicle-related safety issues in their Vision Zero plans. But there are important ways that local communities can – and should – add this important Safe System component into their local road safety work. Learn more and hear […]
March 4, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
While recent data showing a 4% decrease in traffic fatalities nationally in 2023 over 2022 offers a glimmer of hope, we know that far more attention and resources must be focused on stemming the unacceptable number of preventable roadway deaths and severe injuries in the U.S. The recently announced new round of funding from the […]
January 3, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
“Why is Vision Zero failing in the U.S.?” It’s the most frequent – and frustrating – question I heard last year. And I get it. Looking at the disturbing data of the past few years, (see below), triggers alarm and dismay. Thinking of the human toll and devastation reflected in these numbers demands answers. In […]
November 3, 2023 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
Managing speeds is a critical – if not the critical – strategy to advance Vision Zero. Recognizing this, communities are looking for ways to more rapidly pilot and implement effective actions to reduce speeds. And, fortunately, funding – including from the new federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program – is increasingly […]
July 27, 2023 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
Planning Starts Now: Safe Streets For People Mark your calendars for November 19, 2023 — World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). In addition to being a day to honor those killed and injured in roadway crashes, this is also an important day of action for Vision Zero. WDoR unites millions of people […]
June 2, 2023 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
The first round of federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants shared $800M to advance Vision Zero in areas covering more than a half of the U.S. population. More than 500 communities – local, regional and tribal – are being supported for their roadway safety work as part of the nation’s first-ever commitment […]
February 8, 2023 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
If yours is like most cities in the U.S., you’ve got a speed problem. Not just a speeding problem, in which people are breaking the law by driving above the posted limit, but also, just as importantly, a speed problem, in which street- and vehicle-design and the way speeds are set actually encourage higher, less […]
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