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November 1, 2024 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN News
As World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) approaches on November 17, communities across the U.S. are mobilizing to honor those killed and injured in crashes and also to call for change. Across the nation, people are organizing rallies, vigils, memorial walks, art installations and other activities to unite – not only in […]
November 1, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
Santa Rosa, California offers a promising model to advance Vision Zero in a (mostly) suburban environment. Like many American cities, Santa Rosa (population 170,000) boasts a challenging mix of road designs and land uses, with some roads originally designed for higher speeds than needed. Santa Rosa’s team analyzed safety issues while developing its Vision Zero […]
November 1, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Takeaways from the Vision Zero Cities Conference Many U.S. communities are increasingly eager to prevent traffic violence without unintentionally perpetuating biased traffic enforcement, which is particularly harmful to people of color and people in low-income communities. We explored strategies to re-assess and right-size the role of enforcement in a recent panel at the 2024 Vision […]
October 29, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
Proponents of autonomous vehicles (AV) consider them to be essential building blocks on the road to zero traffic deaths. Skeptics worry about the safety promises of AVS being overblown and distracting from nearer-term (and less sexy, well-funded) safety solutions. On October 24, 2024, Vision Zero Network hosted a frank and purposeful discussion about the role […]
October 9, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
(Steal this Idea!) Wondering how your State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) can meaningfully support local Vision Zero efforts? Check out North Carolina’s impressive model of leveraging readily available funds (yes, available in every state - more below) to foster collaboration and advancement of the Safe System approach. In a recent webinar, hosted by the Governors […]
October 7, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
Significant support for Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in the nation's biggest state signals a growing appetite to shift the nation’s deadly traffic safety status quo. California legislators passed a landmark bill in August to require ISA in new vehicles manufactured or sold in the state starting in 2030. This proven technology, already widely used effectively […]
September 5, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Urge Governor Newsom to Support First-in-Nation Law California lawmakers passed a first-in-the-nation bill (SB-961) to require all cars and trucks manufactured or sold in California to give an audio and visual alert to drivers when they’re going more than 10 mph above the speed limit, starting in 2030. Given that at least one-third of traffic […]
September 3, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
It’s important to celebrate the progress that some U.S. communities are making to prioritize health equity in their Vision Zero work. Examples include Oakland, CA implementing the majority of safety investments and improvements in the communities experiencing the greatest burden of safety risks; Philadelphia, PA ending pretext traffic stops for non-safety related offenses because of […]
September 2, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, People Behind the Progress
Leah Fisher, a Built and Natural Environment Analyst, for Clackamas County, OR. Leah has been in this shared public health and transportation and land use role at Clackamas County for just over one year. She works collaboratively with the Department of Transportation (DTD) to incorporate health and equity into the County’s long-range plans and projects. […]
August 30, 2024 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN Families for Safe Streets, News
As we plan for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) on Sunday, November 17, we focus on an important truth: Traffic Deaths and Serious Injuries are Preventable. This theme for WDoR in the U.S. underscores the often-overlooked reality that we have the tools and know-how to address the public health crisis of […]
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