Families for Safe Streets

November 19, 2020 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Families for Safe Streets, News

Uniting to Stop Preventable Traffic Violence

World Day of Remembrance Events Urge Safety Over Speed Imagine city, state, and federal leaders having access to a proven vaccine for a public health crisis that took the lives of more than 1.3 million people worldwide each year. Yet, for some reason, they did not utilize it to the fullest extent. Instead, they focused […]
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Talking with Christy Kwan and Faith Cole Hall, founding members of the Washington DC chapter of Families for Safe Streets

Traffic violence is a national epidemic that kills nearly 40,000 people and injures 3,000,000 a year. On Sunday, November 15, families and communities around the world will be remembering the millions who have been killed and seriously injured on our roads, and advocating to stop these preventable tragedies. In this month’s People Behind the Progress, […]
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November 19, 2019 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Families for Safe Streets, News, Press

Movement Grows to End Traffic Violence 

From Asheville to Austin, Tampa to Tempe, Denver to DC, a record number of communities across North America mobilized to demand an End Traffic Violence as part of annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday, November 17, 2019.
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November 13, 2019 • BY Eric Tuvel • IN Families for Safe Streets, International, News, Press

Acting to End Traffic Violence: World Day of Remembrance is Sunday, Nov. 17th

As many Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving later this month, thousands of others are planning events throughout the county and around the globe to remember those who have been lost in traffic violence that often could have been prevented. On Sunday, November 17, events -- both big and small -- will be held in honor […]
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June 11, 2019 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN Families for Safe Streets, News

Transforming Pain into Power: Philadelphia Launches a Families for Safe Streets Effort

Each day, the efforts of advocates - like those of us at the Vision Zero Network and others working to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries - consist largely of routine phone calls, meetings, various communications and ongoing strategizing for change. But for the members of Families for Safe Streets, nothing is routine about their […]
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World Day of Remembrance 2018

First We Remember, Next We Organize for Change, Safety Thousands of people across the nation gathered Sunday, November 18 at vigils, memorial walks and rallies as part of the annual International World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR2018). From Austin to San Jose to Chicago to Jersey City, those who led solemn sermons, […]
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Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018: Day of Action Calls Attention to Preventable Traffic Deaths Worldwide

For Immediate Release: Communities Across U.S., Globe Organize for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Media Contacts: Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Director, Vision Zero Network, veronica@visionzeronetwork.org Leah Shahum, Founder & Executive Director, Vision Zero Network, leah@visionzeronetwork.org November 15, 2018 - More than 1.3 million people are killed worldwide each year in traffic crashes, according […]
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April 9, 2018 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Families for Safe Streets, News

Accidental Advocates Champion Vision Zero

Families for Safe Streets Grow Across North America You probably know the startling statistics: 40,000 traffic deaths last year in this country – an average of 100 people each day whose lives were cut short – and millions more injured. Less prominent in the news is the depth of grief and suffering behind each one […]
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November 19, 2017 • BY Kathleen Ferrier • IN Families for Safe Streets, News

Mobilizing for Action after World Day of Remembrance

From Alexandria to San Antonio to Los Angeles, people across the nation stood in solidarity on Sunday, November 19th to consider the fact that an average 100 people die each day on our nation's streets in preventable crashes and to say "Enough is enough." On the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, more […]
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November 14, 2017 • BY Kathleen Ferrier • IN Families for Safe Streets, News

Demand Safety on November 19th: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Dylan Mitchell was a 21-year-old star athlete in San Francisco who was starting a career as an electrician, following in the footsteps of four generations of Mitchells. But on May 23, 2013, Dylan’s career and future were tragically cut short when he was struck and killed by a garbage truck driver while he commuted to […]
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