April 26th: Lighting Cities for Vision Zero: Spotlight on Safety with Philips Lighting & Vision Zero Network The Vision Zero Network is excited to deepen its knowledge about the potential of quality lighting to support Vision Zero efforts across the country. Good lighting is critical to ensure safe environments, and new, smart technology can help provide […]
New National Goal to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2050 Boosts Local Vision Zero Efforts
Road to Zero Report Offers Strategies to Save Lives Once thought quixotic, the goal of zero traffic deaths — already being pursued in dozens of early-adopting Vision Zero communities in the United States — was embraced today at the national level with the release of a groundbreaking report setting a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities […]
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 […]
Portland Aims to Tame Speed
A Case Study on Managing Speed for Safety Speed-related fatalities and injuries have reached alarming numbers, with a recent national study finding that more than 10,000 deaths each year in the U.S. are related to speeding. That’s an estimated 27 lives lost each day – children, parents, grandparents, friends – all deaths that could and […]
Take Action to Update Outdated Speed Setting Practices
Give Input on Safety in New Survey The Vision Zero Network lauded a landmark study released last summer by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that recognized the problem of speeding in the U.S. and called for stepped-up national leadership and modernization of speed management practices. In the study, NTSB prevailed upon many influential agencies […]
HIN for the WIN
How Data is Helping Communities Prioritize Vision Zero Strategies and Funding As more U.S. cities are adopting Vision Zero goals and principles, they are digging into data more fully to better understand what’s happening where and why and when and to whom. Armed with facts and a more nuanced understanding of the problem, Vision Zero […]
From Intersections to High Injury Corridors: How Data Can Focus Vision Zero Efforts
Lessons from San Francisco’s High Injury Network Data The Vision Zero Network, as part of its efforts to ensure meaningful Vision Zero commitments among communities in the U.S., recently hosted a webinar with leaders from San Francisco to share their experience in creating a High Injury Network, or the mapping of local corridors where high […]
Cambridge Launches Vision Zero Action Plan, Reduces Speed to Save Lives
The City of Cambridge launched its new Vision Zero Action Plan last week and didn’t waste any time in kickstarting action to move from vision to action with strong implementation steps. As city officials released the plan, they also announced the implementation of 20 MPH Safety Zones in its five historic city squares, effective […]
Focus on Outcomes Key to Effective Vision Zero Action Plans
At its best, Vision Zero has the potential to galvanize a thorough and lasting shift in how we design and use our transportation systems to prioritize the preservation and quality of human life. At its worst, Vision Zero runs the risk of becoming a watered-down slogan that provides only a vague attempt toward real, life-saving change. An Action Plan can […]
The Secret to Great Data in Vision Zero? The Community
Philadelphia Demonstrates How to Meet the Community Where it is for Real Life Experience Data When it comes to experience and deep knowledge of how a neighborhood really works, no one knows better than the people who live there. So, while Vision Zero is a data driven approach, it is also important to remember that […]