Achieving a goal of zero traffic deaths and severe injuries, known as Vision Zero, is life-saving work. Much of the work requires big changes: revamping institutional culture, addressing systemic inequities and shifting public perceptions. To do this, we draft policies, launch programs, build coalitions, write reports, testify and protest. With every crash we redouble our […]
Webinar Recap: Measuring Vision Zero from the Outside
Effective advocacy requires keeping our elected leaders accountable to the vision and goals they set for our communities. With Vision Zero taking hold in more than 40 U.S. communities, advocates on the ground have a big task in helping to ensure their local leaders are holding true to the goals and timelines adopted to ensure […]
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Webinar Recap: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Task Force
One of the most important factors that promising Vision Zero cities have in common is a commitment to a strong and active multi-agency task force to oversee their work and track progress (and challenges). Because Vision Zero tackles interconnected systems affecting mobility – transportation, law enforcement, policy, health, technology, communication – communities need to ensure […]
United Nations Launches New Initiative to Reduce Road Crashes
When discussing Vision Zero, we often note the grim statistic of 40,000 annual traffic fatalities in the US. But, on a global scale, a startling 1.35 million people die in traffic crashes each year, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations (U.N.) is stepping up its attention to this worldwide crisis, including road […]
With Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise, Solutions Found in Vision Zero
The projected rise of people killed while walking in 2018 – as highlighted in a new report, Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State, released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) – should sound an alarm on an urgent crisis in the U.S.: the preventable loss of life and severe injuries that occur on our roadways. […]
San Francisco Raises the Notch for Vision Zero in New Action Strategy: Aiming for Transformative Change
What’s next for Vision Zero? We hope that communities look to San Francisco for inspiration as the nation’s second-longest running Vision Zero program releases its updated Action Strategy. At the Vision Zero Network, we see a lot to like in its approach. San Francisco’s Vision Zero Action Strategy (its third version since making the VZ […]
Webinar recap: Rethinking Speed Management for Safety
What is one critical strategy to advancing Vision Zero that is often forgotten or ignored? The answer is clear: managing speed for safety. Data and experience show it. As does a compelling new report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), which we are pleased to feature in our latest webinar “Rethinking Speed […]
Time for Feds, States to Get Serious About Speed Management (or, at least, step out of the way of progress)
While there are many ways to make streets safer, managing speed must be at the top of the list for communities truly committed to Vision Zero — safety for all road users. Unsafe speeds cause an estimated 10,000 deaths a year in the U.S., an impact that extends well beyond those killed to the tens […]
Webinar Recap: Core Elements Build Confidence in Solid Vision Zero Efforts
If you’re looking for a benchmark to measure the quality and substance of Vision Zero policies and approaches in your community, spend some time reading through our Core Elements for Vision Zero Communities and watching our Core Elements webinar, co-hosted with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The 10 Core Elements identify the most impactful […]
Webinar recap: Safety & Systems for Vision Zero–Putting Theory Into Practice
Safe Systems is a key difference between Vision Zero and a traditional approach to traffic safety. Yet, we acknowledge that a “systems-based approach” can sound like esoteric jargon that does not translate easily to action or motivation for those on the ground working to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in their communities. In this December […]