The Vision Zero Cities Journal provides information on traffic safety innovations and the global movement toward Vision Zero.
Vision Zero is a strategy, adopted by local and national governments around the world, that aims to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.
The Vision Zero Cities Journal is an international journal of traffic safety innovation and the global movement toward Vision Zero published by Transportation Alternatives.
Articles from the 2022 Journal:
The Case for Taxing Large Vehicles
By Justin Tyndall
Driving as a Risk Factor: A New Paradigm for Vision Zero
By Todd Litman
Out of Control: How to Fix Our Most Dangerous Roads
By Sindhu Bharadwaj & Matthew Roe
Why the Insurance Industry Needs a Seat at the Road Safety Table
By Kat Krieger
LA’s Traffic Violence is a Public Health Crisis That Needs Public Health Solutions
By Madeline Brozen & John Yi
Why Everyone Hates Cyclists: Realistic Group Conflict Theory and the Plight of Cyclists
By Nadia Williams
Made in Nigeria: The Electric Cargo Bike Revolution Comes to Africa
By Olukokun Tolulope
Vision Zero Reporting: How I Built a Natural-Language Processing Tool to Improve Media Coverage of Car Crashes
By Gregory Lang
Jakarta: The Need to Keep Moving Forward
By Fani Rachmita
Towards Mobility Without Gender Barriers in Buenos Aires
By Manuela López Menéndez
Connected Vehicles Without Speed Limitation Is More of the Same
By Peter Norton
Street Safety: Not Just for Progressives
By Michael Lewyn
FULL STORY: Vision Zero Cities Journal 2022
Why Are U.S. Roads So Deadly?
Despite an abundance of Vision Zero pledges, U.S. roads remain some of the most dangerous in the developed world.
Report: U.S. Pedestrians Keep Dying at Higher Rates
Pedestrian deaths rose again in the first half of 2021, according to research from the Governors Highway Safety Administration.
Traffic Deaths Reach Three-Decade High in Portland
In spite of the city's commitment to Vision Zero goals, more people died on Portland's streets than anytime in the last thirty years, with unhoused people most vulnerable to traffic violence.
The Top Urban Planning Books of 2022
An annual list of the must-read books related to urban planning and its intersecting fields.
How Urban Trees Save Lives
New research shows a strong connection between a healthy urban tree canopy and lowered mortality rates.
How To End Homelessness: The Houston Model
While the numbers of unhoused people in other major U.S. cities grow, Houston has managed to effectively end veteran homelessness and house more than 26,000 people since implementing a ‘Housing First’ approach a decade ago.
New York MTA Releases Plan for Improved Accessibility
The MTA announced plans for new or improved elevators at almost two dozen stations as part of its pledge to make more of its stations fully accessible.
The Best, Worst, and Most Questionable in 2022 Architecture and Design
A list of innovative projects, intriguing design, and flummoxing failures.
Los Angeles To Phase Out Oil Drilling
The city has banned new wells and will end all extraction within two decades.
Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council
City of Orange
City of San Marcos
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Georgia Tech
City of Dallas
American Planning Association, Sustainable Communities Division
California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority)
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