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April 15, 2015 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities
In the waning moments of 2013, as many Bay Area revelers prepared to ring in the New Year, six-year-old Sofia Liu was struck and killed by an Uber while crossing the street in San Francisco. It marked the end of a particularly fatal year for bicyclists and pedestrians — and the start of a mobilization …
San Francisco: Building Coalition, Advancing Vision Zero Read More »
April 14, 2015 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News
The Mayor of Seattle knows firsthand the trauma of unsafe streets. When Ed Murray was 14 years old, he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle on his paper route. The result: An extended hospital stay and six months of recovery before he could walk again. Earlier this year, he set a new …
From Seattle to Boston: The Momentum for Vision Zero Nationwide Read More »
April 13, 2015 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News
It was just before noon on a sunny Valentine’s Day in Portland, Ore., when Yan Huang and her husband Zhi Hu were struck by a pickup truck while crossing Southeast Division Street. When police and paramedics arrived moments later, Huang, 78, was already dead — and Hu, 80, was rushed to the hospital. That wasn’t …
Our Healthy Streets: The Push for Vision Zero in Portland, OR Read More »
April 13, 2015 • BY Leah Shahum • IN International, News
Recognizing the devastating scale of road traffic injuries as a global public health and development concern, in 2010 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this a Decade of Action for Road Safety. That year alone saw 1.24 million people killed on the world’s roads. The UN’s goal: To stem the epidemic and reverse the rising …
April 13, 2015 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Leah Shahum, Vision Zero Network, (415) 269-4170, leah@visionzeronetwork.org Kyra Nead, Kaiser Permanente, (510) 504-5048, Kyra.k.nead@kp.org Click here to download the launch release April 13, 2015 — In response to growing urgency to reverse the troubling trends on our streets and sidewalks — someone is killed while walking in America every …
Media Advisory: Vision Zero Network Launches to Advance Safe Streets Read More »
April 10, 2015 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News, U.S. Vision Zero Cities
The doctors came over to us and had to explain they had been working on Ally for half an hour and had to stop. They were pumping her heart and it wouldn’t start… We’re not the same people. What’s so difficult is that this was preventable. - Mother of Allison Liao, 3, struck by a …
What is Vision Zero? Mobilizing for Change in New York City Read More »
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