The death toll on the streets of Washington, D.C. are unchanged a year after the District launched its Vision Zero initiative.
Martin Di Caro reports: "A year after releasing Vision Zero, a comprehensive plan to eliminate road deaths by 2024, Washington, D.C. officials say they are building momentum in a citywide effort to calm traffic, even though the number of people killed in crashes has remained the same year-on-year."
After an initial announcement by Mayor Muriel Bowser in February 2015, the District rolled out its Vision Zero in December 2016. "More than two dozen city agencies are involved in a multi-faceted approach stressing education, police enforcement and street engineering," adds Di Caro.
The article updates the implementation some of the infrastructure and design investments targeted as key components of the District's Vision Zero initiative, including High-Intensity Activated Crosswalks (HAWKs), improved intersections, road and diets.
A year after the Vision Zero initiative launched, District Department of Transportation officials are urging patience for statistical improvements as agencies have a chance to implement physical improvements and as the public gains more exposure to education campaigns.
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