We test-drove Intelligent Speed Assistance at the #VisionZeroCities conference in NYC, with a demo by LifeSafer!! Want to learn how cities and states are using ISA and other vehicle safety strategies in their fleets? Join our webinar on Nov 16: tinyurl.com/3snbzc4w
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The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign helping communities reach their goal of Vision Zero -- eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries visionzeronetwork.org
Is your community on the map yet? #WDoR2026 is Sunday, Nov 15, and it’s not too late to organize or support an event! Check out our newly released media advisory: wdor-usa.org & join our next organizing call this Thursday, Nov 5: tinyurl.com/yycxkc3j
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in the U.S.
Advocating safer roads through speed limits, road design, and vehicle enhancements.
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Coming to #VisionZeroCities in NYC ? Join VZN, @FSS & @LifeSafer this Thursday, Oct 29 to test-drive Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and see how your community can use it to manage speeds! RSVP: tinyurl.com/wd2efpbb
UPCOMING: Join us tomorrow, Oct 14, 1 - 2pm ET for the 3rd webinar in our series on rightsizing traffic enforcement! Minneapolis CM Robin Wonsley & Yasmin Hirsi of @ourstreetsmn.org share how they're working toward fair & just outcomes through #VisionZero. Register here: shorturl.at/eMbjf
Learning from Minneapolis: Policies & Practices to Rightsize Traffic Enforcement
Policymakers and advocates in Minneapolis will share their approach to providing safe transportation options without exacerbating existing inequities, including those related to traffic enforcement. L...
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Reliable transit helps people reach jobs, school & daily needs—and it belongs in our traffic safety work. From Washington's investments in transit, walking & biking to Durham's safer access to bus stops, our new blog explores how to bring transit into #VisionZero work. Read more: shorturl.at/QE2YV
Vision Zero Needs Transit More Than Ever
On a recent walk with transportation leaders in Durham, North Carolina, we discussed familiar Vision Zero priorities: slowing speeds, designing safer streets, and preventing traffic deaths and serious...
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We recently warned that vehicle safety is missing from most #VisionZero plans. So what does adding it look like? This week's #SafeSystem Success Story: Washington will require ISA for drivers convicted of excessive speeding, where fines haven't worked. Read more - shorturl.at/ujzpf
WARNING: Your community's #VisionZero plan is likely missing an important component: Improving Vehicle Safety. But it's not too late to add (or strengthen) it! Check out our new resource that shows how local, regional & state leaders can act on Safe Vehicles: shorturl.at/rGPPP
A Missing Piece in Your Vision Zero Plan: Vehicle Safety
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 in limited but impor...
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"Safe System isn't primarily a transportation project; it's really an organizational change project." Catch our #SafeSystem Success Stories recap w/ IIHS on how Santa Rosa, Arlington & MnDOT went from principles to practice: shorturl.at/IVQdA
Safe System Success Stories: Examples On The Ground
We’re encouraged to see more communities evolving their early-stage Vision Zero 1.0 work to a more in-depth, systemic approach that focuses on upstream road safety solutions and institutionalizing cha...
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This week's #SafeSystem Success Story: Cleveland is using speed tables to bring driving speeds down, rather than depending solely on police enforcement. A 2022 pilot cut average speeds nearly 8 mph which is now expanded to 100+ locations citywide! Learn how they scaled up: tinyurl.com/3yxy6ymu
Last chance to register for tomorrow's #SafeSystem Success Stories webinar! Curious how agencies turn Safe System principles into real-world action? Hear from Santa Rosa, Arlington & MnDOT on scaling proven safety treatments and systemwide safety policies. Register here: tinyurl.com/yf6wkf6a
What an insightful session learning from Oakland and Minneapolis on how they're rightsizing traffic enforcement! Part 2 of our 3-part City Steps series laid out why more enforcement isn't always safer enforcement! Missed it? Read our recap: shorturl.at/jqkia
We're excited to be part of a back-to-school #SafetyOverSpeed conversation w/ @INRIX Wednesday, 9/2/26. We'll delve into the best strategies & innovations shaping speed management today. Join us: inrix.com/learn/back-t...
New #SafeSystem Success Story: Montgomery Co, MD developed a predictive, systemwide analysis tool to identify where crash risk exists across the network, rather than relying solely on past crash history. Learn more about this upstream approach here: tinyurl.com/5dvkuzd4 @iihs-hldi.bsky.social
Wonder how advocates build strong relationships with agency staff to advance safety? Join our Vision Zero Advocates Peer Exchange Oct 7, featuring Bike/Walk Central Florida's Best Foot Forward program. 🕐 10am PT / 1pm ET Mark your calendars and register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Encouraged to see #SafeSystem Success Stories at the state level too? See how Georgia DOT uses network screening & near-miss data to proactively deploy safety countermeasures. This is upstream injury prevention. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3mehbu4m
Thrilled to announce @TYLin as a 2026 Vision Zero Network sponsor! We love their mix of big-picture systems perspective on street safety and nitty-gritty detail, including Ann Arbor 's Vision Zero Action Plan: shorturl.at/a4fmo Learn more about TYLin's impressive Vision Zero work: shorturl.at/nBYV2
Our first #WDoR2026 national call drew a record number of organizers, and we're just getting started! Mark your calendars and join us for the next call on September 9, where we'll dive into shaping advocacy asks for this year's theme - #SafetyNotSpeed Register here: tinyurl.com/3stm2eau
This is the time to apply for Vision Zero Network's Recognition Program: a chance to assess your community's work and join our national map. Deadline for this round is Sept. 30. Learn more: visionzeronetwork.org/resources/vi...
Missed yesterday's discussion about how cities are assessing & rightsizing their traffic enforcement strategies to be more effective, cost-efficient & equitable? Watch for a summary & recording next week. For now, sharing a few highlights. See full report: visionzeronetwork.org/right-sizing...
Still time to join us today (10amPT/1pmET) to learn how cities are assessing & rightsizing the role of traffic enforcement in #VisionZero #SafeSystems: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
Interested in #SafeSystem Success Stories? Santa Rosa, CA is institutionalizing serious injury & fatality prevention by expanding beyond project‑by‑project fixes to embedding Safe System principles in capital planning, street design & development review: iihs.org/media/333478...
Is your community using the most effective, cost-efficient & equitable traffic enforcement strategies for safe everyday mobility? Join our Aug 18 webinar to hear about Minneapolis & Oakland CA's experiences Rightsizing the Role of Traffic Enforcement shorturl.at/n4L7G
Somerville, MA is proving we *can* improve road safety using existing strategies to redesign streets, set speeds & work w/ community members to prioritize #SafetyOverSpeed --> 50% fewer serious injury crashes last year. Read more: csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
Join us tomorrow (Aug 12 10amPT/1pmET) to learn how to plan a World Day of Remembrance #WDoR2026 event (Nov15, 2026, wdor-usa.org) to remember those killed, injured in crashes and to advocate for safe streets. Tomorrow's call: secure.everyaction.com/W_U-72VW50Cr... @familiesforsafestreets.org
Is your community's #VisionZero work stalled? Maybe it's time to move beyond VZ-101 to the next level: Institutionalizing the Safe Systems Approach in all your work. Read more: (1) visionzeronetwork.org/making-road-... (2) visionzeronetwork.org/safe-system-...
Just released -- August 2026 Vision Zero e-News, including: Making Safety the Default; New Success Stories; Upcoming Webinars & More. Check it out: lnkd.in/dY98AcdK (& subscribe if you're not already on our monthly e-news list: lnkd.in/gdR-6n5e)
Let this sink in. If we'd used the proven road safety tools that peer nations have been using, we could have prevented 500,000+ traffic deaths and millions more severe injuries. We can do better. We know what works: visionzeronetwork.org/we-know-what...
We Know What Works:A Compilation of Vision Zero Successes
We know change is hard and usually slower than we wish, but these real-world examples – coming from communities of all shapes and sizes across the country – offer real inspiration and practical lesson...
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New research shows that the US has been a global laggard curbing crash deaths. If the US had merely matched improvements in 14 peer nations, 500,000+ lives would have been saved from 2000-24. doi.org/10.1080/1538...
Is your community taking the right steps to prevent traffic fatalities & severe injuries? Consider applying to Vision Zero Network's Recognition Program to assess the work for safe & equitable mobility. New round: August 20-Sept 30. Learn more, incl. how to join #VisionZero map: sl1nk.com/jfm0zg6
"This is no act of God. Road traffic deaths are preventable thru strengthening of public transit, improvement of trauma care, adoption of existing technology & esp thoughtful road design,which can be as cheap & simple as narrowing lanes to reduce speeds" US vote against road safety shorturl.at/hxnsl
Last 2 days to register for our webinar w/ Fehr&Peers: Institutionalizing the Safe System Approach: Strategies for Local Action Hear how Georgia, Portland & Montgomery Co. are embedding #VisionZero principles into their policies & practices. Register here: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...