U.S. Vision Zero Cities

May 25, 2020 • BY Jenn Fox • IN News, People Behind the Progress, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

Talking with San Antonio City Councilmember Shirley Gonzales

For this month’s People Behind the Progress, we are talking with Councilmember Shirley Gonzales, who led the way to establishing the first Vision Zero community in the state of Texas in 2015. She recognized the urgency, given that the traffic fatality rate in San Antonio is three times as high as that in New York …

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April 5, 2020 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Families for Safe Streets, News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

Engaging Candidates to Advance Vision Zero:

We know that leadership is critical to move Vision Zero from the good-idea stage to real action and progress toward the goal of safe mobility for all. A critical window to engage current and prospective leaders in understanding and supporting Vision Zero goals and strategies is — you guessed it! — during elections.
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March 30, 2020 • BY Jenn Fox • IN News, People Behind the Progress, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

Talking with Jill Locantore of the Denver Streets Partnership

For this month’s People Behind the Progress, we’re talking with Jill Locantore, the Executive Director of the Denver Streets Partnership and a leader in Denver’s Vision Zero movement. In our conversation we’ll talk about the work of the Denver Streets Partnership – ranging from pop-up traffic calming pilot projects as a way to reimagine car-centric …

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February 27, 2020 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Global Lessons, International, News, Press, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

U.S. Fails to Engage on Global Road Safety Commitments

It is deeply troubling to read the U.S. statement and refusal to support the recently developed Stockholm Declaration for Global Road Safety. Sadly, the response disregards well-proven, data-based findings about the most effective ways to prioritize safe mobility on our roadways. It also neglects to acknowledge what people across the nation are asking for in their very own local communities — safe streets, sidewalks, and bikeways offering more options to move about in healthy, sustainable, efficient, and affordable ways.
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November 20, 2019 • BY Jenn Fox • IN News, People Behind the Progress, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

Talking with Jacob VanSickle of Bike Cleveland

Jacob VanSickle heads Bike Cleveland, a nonprofit organization advocating throughout Greater Cleveland for safe streets. The group works to improve policy and infrastructure, and hosts education and outreach programs. In January 2018, Cleveland introduced a resolution to establish a Vision Zero Task Force. In today’s feature, Jacob will tell us why ZERO matters and share …

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November 19, 2019 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Families for Safe Streets, News, Press, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

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, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

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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November 11, 2019 • BY Jenn Fox • IN News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities, Webinars

Webinar Recap: Unlocking the Power of Your Data to Build Consensus for Vision Zero

One of the most promising areas of the burgeoning Vision Zero movement is the power of smarter data analysis to help build greater awareness of and urgency for making our streets safe for all, as well as to focus resources most efficiently and effectively for that change. This smart usage of data – combined with …

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October 15, 2019 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

Re-doubling Efforts for Vision Zero: Takeaways from Annual VZ Cities Conference

What’s top of mind for hundreds of Vision Zero leaders working across North America? We found out last week at the fifth annual Vision Zero Cities conference. Hosted by Transportation Alternatives in NYC, the two-day event brought together leading advocates, policy and technical experts, elected officials, and industry partners to share lessons learned, look ahead …

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August 6, 2019 • BY Veronica Vanterpool • IN News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities

How Cities are Responding to Recent Spate of Bicyclists and Pedestrian Fatalities

New York City made international headlines earlier this year when traffic fatalities hit the lowest levels in more than a century. Five years into NYC’s adoption of Vision Zero, the statistic was heralded as a sign of Vision Zero progress in the nation’s earliest adopting city. Even as overall traffic fatalities decrease in some communities …

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