What Works
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. […]
April 6, 2026 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
Across the country, more communities are shifting to a Safe System approach, using road safety strategies focused on upstream changes. And many are seeing encouraging results. In 2025, traffic deaths declined by 12% compared to 2024, following smaller decreases of 3% in 2023 and 2% in 2022. When we zoom in at the local level, […]
March 4, 2026 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News
by Reetu Pethani After far too many years of shockingly high – and rising – numbers of people being killed in road crashes in the U.S., there may be some glimmers of positive change. Traffic deaths in 2025 are 12% fewer than in 2024, according to a recently released National Safety Council report. This follows […]
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 […]
January 9, 2026 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
When and where communities implement proven road safety strategies, they see results. From Columbus to Orlando to Milwaukee, Vision Zero communities across the nation are showing what’s possible when they prioritize Safety over Speed – see more examples. We can build on this growing body of evidence by doubling-down on what works and scaling up […]
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, Webinars
Is your Vision Zero work being questioned by skeptics asking: “Is this worth it? We’re not closer to our goal after a few years.” One response may point to successful examples of communities that have reached their goals of safe streets for all. This includes Helsinki, a city of nearly 700,000 people, which succeeded in […]
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, […]
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