The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign helping communities reach their goal of Vision Zero -- eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries
Wonder how to embed #VisionZero principles into long-term policies? Into land use work? Achieve committed funding ? Join us July 30 to discuss the next steps in #VisionZero progress: Institutionalizing the Safe System Approach: Strategies for Local Action. https://t.co/JcfzoynNlz
Thank you @walksf for this excellent summary of most excellent news for CA communities eager to prioritize #SafetyOverSpeed, esp near school areas. Check it out: https://t.co/E7c7m7uX8g
The global road death rate fell by 21% between 2011 and 2025, with 1.16 million fatalities last year
Yet road crashes remain the leading killer of children and youth aged 5-29
Our goal is a 50% drop in deaths by 2030. We must acclerate progress
Read๐ https://t.co/c5LUIAdUkO
n case you missed this month's #VisionZero e-newsletter, find out about upcoming webinars on emerging road safety best practices, VZN team changes & upcoming kick-off for #WDoR2026
We love to see it! Way to go @VisionZero_SD for lowering speed limits to manage unsafe speeds. This is one of many tools in the #VisionZero toolbox we hope more communities embrace to save lives. Read more: https://t.co/bmhXJOUed3
๐ธ Today is a big step toward safer streets in San Diego. 3,000 new speed limit signs will help implement the Cityโs Speed Management Plan. Even a 5 mph reduction can mean the difference between life and death. #VisionZero
While @NYCMayor works to speed up bus & bike lanes by 33% in the nation's biggest city to improve safe, affordable transport (https://t.co/CdqOY4V0zB), the federal transportation agency is erasing online information about proven traffic safety measures (https://t.co/ouJCKL0Ub8)
A must-read for road safety champions working for meaningful, lasting improvements. These new Safe System Success Stories share how states & municipalities can take a proactive approach to make safety fundamental to transportation decisionmaking:
https://t.co/ytTnsC9wjq
Applications to our Community Connectors program are due this Friday! ๐จ
See the program in action through our case studies on our three current projects and apply: https://t.co/0k1dw3Y1dZ
You won't want to miss this July 30 event to help your #VisionZero work = meaningful & lasting. Hear success stories in institutionalizing the @SafeSystem approach, incl State of Georgia; Montgomery County, MD and Portland, OR. Learn more & register: https://t.co/JcfzoynNlz
"We need an Ozempic for cars." We agree! Find out how Britain is dealing w/ a similar super-sizing of cars as in the US, endangering lives. Kudos to Paris mayor for introducing weight-based parking surcharges. This & other measures need to be acted on.
https://t.co/LmfSaeYoEs
This is awful news. The Vision Zero Network team is heartbroken by this awful, senseless loss of a wonderful person & longtime advocate for safe streets. Louisa, we are thinking of you, thankful for you. And mad as hell that these *preventable* tragedies continue on our streets.
Heartbreaking and maddening news out of Boston ๐
Louisa, like too many others, should still be with us.
Rest in peace, Louisa, and thank you for the work you did for safer streets in Boston.
And please join us in welcoming Reetu Pethani, our new Program Associate, who brings passion, experience & joy to our hardworking @Visionzeronet team! Find out more about Reetu's background and focus areas in our Q&A: https://t.co/0j4o6La3Zq (2/2)
Please join us in thanking departing staffers Tiffany Smith & Kate Fefelova for their tremendous contributions & commitment to the cause. We'll miss them dearly and we're deeply grateful to them. Read more: https://t.co/0j4o6La3Zq (1/2)
Quick builds are often a starting point for longer-term changes. Sometimes it's the gateway to more robust & comprehensive safety & mobility upgradess.
After you experience premium bike infrastructure, it can be tempting to get fussy about quick build projects. Resist that urge, because good-enough networks are accelerating culture change.
VZN's Tiffany Smith joined the Public Health On Call podcast from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to discuss the role of traffic enforcement in road safety and the value of a proactive approach to preventing crashes. Check it out!
https://t.co/eQDQx7d55X
Do you work in local or regional roadway safety advocacy?
Join us on July 1 for an informal discussion on right-sizing traffic enforcement, navigating the federal funding landscape, and supporting local #VisionZero champions.
Email [email protected] for more details
Wide-scale safety progress is slow but zoom in on what's happening street by street, and the bright spots are impossible to ignore.
We've rounded up what's working & what should scale.
Check it out: https://t.co/UPr8xlJnWf
Join us TOMORROW from 1โ2 PM ET as we explore findings from our new report with @ACLU and the Policing Project at @nyuniversity
Learn how safe systems approaches to enforcement are more effective, cost-efficient & equitable. Register now: https://t.co/KLm0ILpOr4
Happy Juneteenth! ๐
Today we celebrate freedom and reflect on the ongoing work toward justice and equity โ including making sure everyone can move safely and freely through their communities. Wishing you a meaningful day!