Vision Zero
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SFMTA’s Vision Zero Action Strategy for 2019
Recent fatalities on S.F. streets highlight need for bolder action
March 4, 2019
Pedestrian Deaths Reach New High — Drivers Entirely to Blame
They're up again in 2018, according to a new estimate, to 6,227 -- the highest since 1990. SUVs and the growth of the Sun Belt are likely explanations.
March 1, 2019
Commentary: ‘Vision Zero’ Requires Total Commitment to Safety and Responsibility
Too many officials still don't get it when it comes to street safety and motorist responsibility; our streets are getting deadlier as a result
January 15, 2019
Walk SF Marks Twenty Years of Fighting for Safe Streets
At fund-raiser 'Woonerven' celebration, Walk SF leaders and aligned lawmakers vow to renew push for Vision Zero
November 30, 2018
Survivors of Traffic Violence Remember
Families urge city leaders to say "crash" not "accident" at this year's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 20, 2018
Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety
Street Story, launching today, aims make it easy for advocacy groups and planning agencies to collect and analyze information about pedestrian and bicyclist safety, while improving community engagement.
October 17, 2018
La Habra Is Making Moves Toward Becoming a More Walkable, Bikeable City
The city of La Habra passed its first Bikeway Master Plan last year, is looking to pass its first Complete Streets Master Plan. It is being aided by a grant from St. Jude Medical Center, which recognizes the importance of street design on residents' health.
July 12, 2018
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
April 16, 2018
City of San Diego Announces Commitment to Its First Vision Zero Improvements
Fifteen dangerous intersections, identified by safety advocates, will get basic safety treatments
April 11, 2018
Two Pedestrian Safety Campaigns That Make Some Sense
The “Drive Like Your Kids Died Here” and “[Insert Loved One Here]” campaigns drive home a point about safety that is frequently missed in other public service messaging: Drivers need to be more cautious, no matter what a pedestrian may be doing.
March 1, 2018
