Vision Zero
Portland Backs off Plan to Remove Bike Lane Protection After Public Outcry
The city planned to remove a series of concrete planters that prevent cars from entering bike lanes despite their popularity with pedestrians and safety advocates.
Report: Top US Cities for Pedestrian Safety
The East Coast takes the top three spots, while the South and Southwest dominate the bottom of the list.
Study: Ugly Roads are Deadlier, too
New research shows that roads that are perceived as boring and ugly are more dangerous to people outside of cars.
Sacramento Isn’t Giving up on Rainbow Crosswalks
A city program will fund artist-created crosswalks near two elementary schools as part of its effort to eliminate traffic deaths.
The Best Complete Streets Policies in the US, Ranked
San Antonio and Nashville top the list, with most large cities not making an appearance in the top 40.
Helsinki Achieves Full Year With No Traffic Deaths
How did the Finnish capital achieve Vision Zero? It was no accident.
What US States Can Learn from Canadian Road Rules
Our northern neighbor has managed to slash traffic deaths as U.S. traffic fatalities remain high. What do they do differently?
San Diego to Lower Speed Limits on 11 Streets
A 2022 state law allows cities to reduce speed limits for safety reasons rather than relying on average traffic speeds to dictate speed limits.
DC Traffic Deaths Dropping ‘Substantially’ in 2025
Between January and June 2024, 29 people died in traffic crashes in the District. This year, that number fell to nine.
Pedestrian Deaths Drop, Remain Twice as High as in 2009
Fatalities declined by 4 percent in 2024, but the U.S. is still nowhere close to ‘Vision Zero.’
Milwaukee Launches Vision Zero Plan
Seven years after the city signed its Complete Streets Policy, the city is doubling down on its efforts to eliminate traffic deaths.
San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.
How Understanding Near-Misses Can Improve Road Safety
Most road safety efforts are based on data about crashes that have already occurred. But important information can be gleaned from incidents when something almost went wrong, but didn’t.
Vehicle-related Deaths Drop 29% in Richmond, VA
The seventh year of the city's Vision Zero strategy also cut the number of people killed in alcohol-related crashes by half.
Philadelphia Swaps Car Lanes for Bikeways in Unanimous Vote
The project will transform one of the handful of streets responsible for 80% of the city’s major crashes.
Savannah Reduces Speed Limits on Almost 100 City Streets
The historic Georgia city is lowering speed limits in an effort to reduce road fatalities.
Pittsburgh Excels at Low-Cost, Quick-Build Traffic Calming
The city’s traffic calming initiative has led to a 6 percent average reduction in speeds on corridors with recent interventions.
New Indianapolis Bridge Prioritizes Walking, Biking
Over half the surface of the Fall Creek Bridge is devoted to walking and biking paths.
San Diego Adopts First Mobility Master Plan
The plan provides a comprehensive framework for making San Diego’s transportation network more multimodal, accessible, and sustainable.
Sacramento Plans ‘Quick-Build’ Road Safety Projects
The city wants to accelerate small-scale safety improvements that use low-cost equipment to make an impact at dangerous intersections.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
