Safe System
September 1, 2026 • BY Reetu Pethani • IN News
WARNING: Your community’s Vision Zero Plan is likely missing an important component: Improving vehicle safety. But it’s not too late to add (or strengthen) it. Many people assume that improving vehicle safety is out of locals’ control, but that’s not the case. Local and state agencies can influence the safety of vehicles on their streets […]
August 6, 2026 • BY Reetu Pethani • IN News, Webinars
Many agencies are taking encouraging, early steps to adopt the Safe System approach. What comes next, though, is even more important to make meaningful and lasting Vision Zero progress: institutionalizing Safe Systems, so that safety is the default, not the exception, in all plans, policies and practices going forward. This was the emphasis of our […]
August 6, 2026 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Case Studies
Making Vision Zero commitments and developing robust plans are important, early steps for communities working to advance safe mobility for all. The next step to making meaningful, lasting gains in road safety – an ongoing series of steps – is to institutionalize the Safe System principles that underpin Vision Zero in a community’s everyday work. […]
June 1, 2026 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Over the past decade, Vision Zero Network's stance on enforcement has evolved. We have listened to and learned from many of our partners leading important work in the criminal justice space, who have helped illuminate how racialized enforcement, including discriminatory traffic stops, are too often carried out in the name of safe streets. Advocating for […]
June 1, 2026 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
As Vision Zero and the Safe System approach gain momentum across the country, it is important to remember that Vision Zero is more than a slogan or a one-time policy commitment. It is a fundamental re-thinking of how we approach roadway safety. This includes acknowledging where the status quo approach is falling short and how […]
February 3, 2026 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
As Vision Zero and the Safe System approach gain attention and support across the nation, it is important to remember that Vision Zero commitments need to be far more than just words or catchy taglines. This work is ambitious and challenging. And it is achievable. To move from commitment to action and to progress will […]
December 9, 2025 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
As I wrote in this Streetsblog USA article (November 28, 2025), some headlines suggest that Vision Zero is falling short in the U.S., but a closer look at what’s happening in Vision Zero cities tells a different – and more encouraging – story. Case in point: Austin, Texas released an impressive 10-year report acknowledging that […]
August 5, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
I recently sat down with the Thurgood Marshall Institute on their Justice Above All podcast to discuss a topic central to my Vision Zero work since I joined the organization nearly three years ago: the role of enforcement in traffic safety. This issue is both personal and strategic to me, not only as a Black […]
June 4, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Across the country, communities are investing in safer streets, slower speeds, and more people-centered transportation systems. From quick build traffic calming treatments at dangerous intersections to lowering speed limits on high-speed corridors to partnering with state agencies to tackle high-injury, state-owned roads — local leaders are showing that when and where we invest in safety, […]
June 2, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, People Behind the Progress
If you want to see how policy can shape safer streets, just follow the work of Michael Kelley, the Policy Director for BikeWalk Kansas City (BikeWalkKC). In his role, he has been an instrumental figure behind the organization’s efforts to make walking, biking, rolling, and public transit safe and more accessible across the Kansas City […]
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