Photo source: worlddayofremembrance.org Thailand, WDR 2016 In one month—Sunday November 18, 2018– people around the world will unite in remembrance of those who have been killed or injured by vehicles on our roadways. In communities from Austin, Texas to those in Thailand, family members and friends, advocates, government and elected officials and NGO partners will […]
Speed Management is Focus of Upcoming NYC Workshop from VZN and ITE
With speed a contributing factor in 27 percent of all fatal crashes, communities will find it very challenging to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries without managing speed for safety. Managing speed is so central to saving lives and eliminating severe crashes that Safe Speed is a core tenet of Vision Zero. While there is […]
Webinar Recap: “Safest Driver” Programs – Lessons from Boston, Seattle & San Antonio
How do you catch the attention of people driving in order to not just talk about safety but actually motivate safe driving? We were pleased to be joined recently by city officials in Boston, Seattle, and San Antonio, as well as Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), to learn about one promising strategy. In our September 28th […]
New Scholarship Program Announced to Support Vision Zero
Together for Safer Roads and Vision Zero Network Partner to Boost Safe Mobility If limited resources are holding you back from attending the Vision Zero Cities Conference in New York City this November, the Vision Zero Network has exciting news to share. Thanks to the generous support of Together for Safer Roads, we are offering […]
Public Transit: An Undervalued, Effective Vision Zero Strategy
New Analysis Shows Need for Greater Collaboration It is clear to most that advancing Vision Zero requires making improvements to roadways and managing speed, but one of the less-acknowledged strategies toward safety is boosting our public transit systems, according to a new analysis released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Metro areas can cut […]
Pioneering Study Affirms Vision Zero Focus on Speed Management
New data released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) affirms a key Vision Zero principle: lower speed limits increase road safety. Analyzing data following the City of Boston’s January 2017 drop in speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, IIHS concluded that lower speed limits do, in fact, reduce the speed at […]
Webinar Recap: Safe Systems — What Does it Mean for Vision Zero?
When discussing traffic safety, the lives so deeply impacted by injuries and fatalities can sometimes be minimized in technical and scientific jargon. Discussions about “level-of-service” for drivers or standards for traffic control devices tend to ignore the emotional and societal toll of 40,000 lives lost to traffic fatalities each year in the U.S. Fortunately, the […]
Vision Zero Network Hire Boosts Nationwide Advocacy for Safe Mobility
New Deputy Director Veronica Vanterpool Brings Extensive Skills, Experience to Unprecedented Push for Zero Traffic Deaths Three years after its initial launch in San Francisco and the growth of U.S. Vision Zero communities from 3 to more than 30, the nonprofit Vision Zero Network is thrilled to announce that it is stepping up its advocacy […]
Lessons from London’s Inspired
Vision Zero Action Plan
In late July, London released a new Vision Zero Action Plan. To call it impressive would be an understatement. In particular, we appreciate that the plan has healthy portions of two key ingredients: Vision and Action. London’s recently announced Vision Zero commitment sets the goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2041, […]
On the Way to Vision Zero: San Francisco’s Crisis Response Team, a Model Program
Tragically, we are still far from reaching Vision Zero in most of our communities, as people’s lives are shattered or even lost each day simply while walking, biking, or driving. These preventable deaths and injuries are, of course, tragic enough. Yet, victims’ loved ones may have their grief compounded even further with feelings of frustration […]