Families for Safe Streets
September 30, 2025 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN News, Webinars
It is no secret that preventing unsafe speeds is one of the most – if not the most – important things we can do to advance safe mobility for all. And we have a lot of proven ways to do just that. Surprisingly, though, one of the most effective ways to manage speeds for safety […]
June 30, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Every year, communities across the world come together for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) to remember those killed and seriously injured in traffic crashes and to call for urgent action to address the preventable crisis of traffic violence. This year’s WDoR takes place on Sunday, November 16, 2025. We invite your […]
November 21, 2023 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
From Portland to Pittsburgh, Louisville to Las Vegas, and Madison to Montgomery County, Maryland, a record-number of people joined forces to call for an end to the tragic and preventable roadway safety crisis across the nation. On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR), more than 75 communities organized rallies, memorial walks […]
April 1, 2021 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Zero Traffic Deaths
No one is saying it will be quick or easy. But, no one should say it’s impossible or pointless. Zero traffic deaths is achievable and, for the most part, we know how to do it. In a National Briefing (full recording here and presentation here) with more than 600 people on March 31, 2021, the case […]
March 29, 2021 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Zero Traffic Deaths
Join Us March 31st to “Do the Math” to Reach Zero Responding to a startling increase in the number of traffic deaths, leaders are calling for stepped-up national leadership and urgency to prioritize safety in the everyday transportation system, which allowed for 42,060 fatalities in 2020, an 8% increase over the prior year, and a […]
March 4, 2021 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Press, News, Zero Traffic Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Leah Shahum, Vision Zero Network, leah@visionzeronetwork.org Amy Cohen, Families for Safe Streets, amy@familiesforsafestreets.org, 646-581-4232 Crash Victims & Safety Advocates Decry Appalling Increase in Traffic Deaths & Urge Action New Report Estimates 2020 Traffic Deaths Hit 13-Year High; Spike in Rate of Roadway Deaths Highest in 96 Years March 4, 2021 — Advocates for safe […]
February 12, 2021 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News, Families for Safe Streets, Zero Traffic Deaths
by Amy Cohen, Families for Safe Streets Andre, age 8, was killed in 2002 when his mother's sport utility vehicle overturned after her car was struck by a reckless driver. Andre was catapulted out of the car and onto the pavement of a Queens, NY highway. After his death, his parents moved to Long Island, […]
November 19, 2020 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Families for Safe Streets
World Day of Remembrance Events Urge Safety Over Speed Imagine city, state, and federal leaders having access to a proven vaccine for a public health crisis that took the lives of more than 1.3 million people worldwide each year. Yet, for some reason, they did not utilize it to the fullest extent. Instead, they focused […]
November 10, 2020 • BY Leah Shahum • IN Press, News
November 15th: Day of Action to End Safety Epidemic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Leah Shahum, Vision Zero Network info@visionzeronetwork.org WHAT: On this annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, communities across the nation and globe are organizing in-person and virtual events calling to end the epidemic of traffic violence. More than 25 […]
October 2, 2020 • BY Jenn Fox • IN News, Families for Safe Streets, People Behind the Progress
Traffic violence is a national epidemic that kills nearly 40,000 people and injures 3,000,000 a year. On Sunday, November 15, families and communities around the world will be remembering the millions who have been killed and seriously injured on our roads, and advocating to stop these preventable tragedies. In this month’s People Behind the Progress, […]
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