Vision Zero Safety Action Plan
Helping our Capital Region communities set and reach the goal of Vision Zero — a reduction of fatal and serious injury crashes to an eventual goal of zero — while increasing safe and equitable mobility.
Vision Zero
“Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem. In the past, meaningful, cross-disciplinary collaboration among local traffic planners and engineers, policymakers, and public health professionals has not been the norm. Vision Zero acknowledges that many factors contribute to safe mobility -- including roadway design, speeds, behaviors, technology, and policies -- and sets clear goals to achieve the shared goal of zero fatalities and severe injuries.”
Safe System Approach
The Safe System Approach has been embraced by the transportation community as an effective way to address and mitigate the risks inherent in our enormous and complex transportation system. It works by building and reinforcing multiple layers of protection to both prevent crashes from happening in the first place and minimize the harm caused to those involved when crashes do occur. It is a holistic and comprehensive approach that provides a guiding framework to make places safer for people.
This is a shift from a conventional safety approach because it focuses on both human mistakes AND human vulnerability and designs a system with many redundancies in place to protect everyone.
Source: U.S. DOT
Call FOR APPLICATIONS:
The Transportation Council is now accepting applications for Community Ambassadors and Community Advisory Committee members to make the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan a community-driven planning process.
Access further details on available positions here!
Interactive Map
Use the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan interactive map to share:
Safety Concerns: Think broadly. You can use this category to identify areas that feel unsafe, are challenging to cross while walking or biking, or are characterized by unsafe driving / high speeds.
Proposed Improvements: Share your ideas for improving transportation safety across the Capital Region!
To add a point to the map, either double click on the location where you'd like to add the point or click the "Add Point" button on the right side of the map to search for a location. To share or interact with the map in full screen mode, please visit: https://map.proxi.co/r/CapitalRegionVisionZero.
