Vision Zero

Mulling the Idea of Ending Right Turns on Red Lights
San Francisco might follow the lead on New York City when it comes to right turns on red lights.

Infographic: Where Vision Zero Is Making a Difference
Streetsblog has created a graph to track the progress of Vision Zero cities in reducing traffic fatalities.

New York to Consider Fines for Distracted Walking
A state senator in New York thinks one way to lower the number of pedestrians killed every year is to penalize people who cross the street while looking at their phone.

Vision Zero Proposal Includes Citizen Parking Enforcement
One perhaps overlooked detail of an ambitious Vision Zero bill proposed last week for Washington, D.C.: a provision that would allow ordinary citizens to issue parking tickets.

Opinion: It’s Time for Cincinnati to Embrace Vision Zero
Pedestrian fatalities are rising, and one city council candidate has had enough.

D.C. Transportation Bills to Move Vision Zero Plan Closer to Reality
Washington, D.C., is not meeting its Vision Zero goals. Three proposed bills would put requirements in place to make traffic safety a priority.

L.A. Failing to Reach Vision Zero Goals
The city has seen a rise in car crash deaths since implementing its Vision Zero initiative. Advocates say not enough action is being taken to make streets safer.

Dead on Arrival: Vision Zero Loses at the Phoenix City Council
Car-oriented politics keeps scoring wins in Phoenix.

First Open Streets Event Coming to D.C.
The nation's capital could soon join the 122 U.S. municipalities with open streets events.
Opinion: Promising Complete Streets Project Now a 'Monument to Half-Baked Efforts'
A protected bike lane project in Downtown Los Angeles has ceded too much ground to cars, according to this opinion piece. If only it were the only example to choose from.
A 'Walk in the Park' Needs a 'Walk to the Park'
Several strategies and initiatives seek to make parks more accessible on foot in the county of Los Angeles. Clement Lau, an L.A. County planner, summarizes a few of these strategies and initiatives.

It Takes a Fatality to Remove On-Street Parking
On March 8, 30-year-old Tess Rothstein of Berkeley was riding a rented Ford GoBike in San Francisco's SoMa district when a car door suddenly opened, forcing her outside the narrow white line of the conventional bike lane into the path of a truck.

Pedestrian Head Starts Key to Vision Zero Goals in Seattle
Seattle is working toward its Vision Zero goals, after a year in which most people killed by drivers in the city were pedestrians.

Choosing Bike Lanes Over Bikelash in Los Angeles
Activists threaten to sue after the city of Los Angeles decided to forgo environmental review on a street reconfiguration project that removed a vehicle lane on Venice Boulevard.

Car-Free Streets, City Control of Transit: New York City Council Speaker's New Platform
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson had a busy week, releasing an ambitious plan to "break" the "car culture" of New York.

Pedestrian Deaths Last Year Projected to Be Highest Since 1990
Among the factors that stand out in the "Spotlight on Highway Safety" report released Thursday by the Governors Highway Safety Association is increased "death by SUV," which kill at a higher rate than cars. Distraction, however, is hard to prove.

Now Illegal in D.C.: Biking With Headphones
A new law in the nation's capital will fine people on bikes caught listening to headphones as a Vision Zero traffic safety measure.

Cincinnati Announces Pedestrian Safety Plans
The mayor wants to implement a series of measures to eliminate traffic fatalities and make city streets safer for pedestrians.

Dangerous By Design: Streets Are Only Getting Less Safe for Pedestrians
The latest edition of the annual report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition reports more and more death and tragedy on American streets and roads.

Traffic Fatalities in New York Decline to Levels Not Seen Since the Dawn of the Automobile
Traffic fatalities declined in New York City for the fifth consecutive year.
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