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Confusion as Portland’s Road Death Toll is Alarmingly High

A spike in traffic deaths has tarnished Portland’s image as a bike-forward oasis, but advocates hope street safety improvements will accelerate in 2025.

January 17, 2025

OPINION: Vision Zero Begins with Drivers Simply Sharing the Road

No one person or mode of transportation has monopolistic rights to the road. But drivers think they do.

January 6, 2025

Cemeteries Push to Bury Forest Lawn Drive Safety Improvements

Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai reps call scaled-back city street improvements a "bad plan" and "permanent traffic disaster"

December 20, 2024

Media Critique: Vision Zero Was Achieved Years Ago, Just not Here

To continue to report that Vision Zero may or may not be achievable is a form of disinformation. The SF Standard needs to do better

December 6, 2024

Opinion: Why I’m Hopeful About Vision Zero, Even Post-Election

"We all know that change is hard, especially at a time when the nation seems so divided. But keeping our loved ones safe is a universal goal."

November 21, 2024

Reasons for Hope at this Year’s World Day of Remembrance

With no tangible improvements in the Vision Zero stats, many advocates express hope that a new mayoral administration and board of supervisors could finally start making streets safer

November 19, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Urgency and Vision Zero

Vision Zero Network founder Leah Shahum on why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for cars and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, coming up on Nov. 17.

October 24, 2024

Q&A: Transpo Prof Talks NYC vs. Bay Area

...and other things related to Vision Zero, safe streets, and the Transportation Alternatives conference

October 23, 2024