Two perfect examples of the attitude Vision Zero is supposed to change
Vision Zero would force engineers to put words to an argument they don’t currently have to make.
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Congressmen Blumenauer and Buchanan introduce $30 million ‘vision zero’ grant programs
Blumenauer and a Republican colleague in the House want to set aside $30 million for Vision Zero grants.
City’s new 2-year transportation ‘workplan’ steps up to Vision Zero
This is PBOT’s biggest Vision Zero commitment to date.(Detail from PBOT’s Portland Progress: A 2-Year Workplan. The City of Portland has released a new plan aimed at re-energizing their Bureau of Transportation.
PBOT director details two major goals for 2015: Parking reform and Vision Zero
City Transportation Director Leah Treat at a press conference in April of last year.(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland’s transportation revenue plans may be stalled, but its top appointed transportation official is moving ahead with a two-pronged policy agenda that can be pursued without much new money — and might even help create its own. “We have … Read more
A single question that can sell anyone on Vision Zero
If you’re interested in the ways that people’s opinions change, it’s definitely worth your time.
Oregon road deaths tick upward after long-run decline
One year after Oregon saw its best year for traffic safety since World War II, it seems to have backslid somewhat.
Vision Zero coming into focus in Portland
Vision Zero is moving forward in Portland. On the state level though? Not exactly.
Vision 0.08: Why any major safe-streets effort must tackle alcohol
Why does today’s street safety movement seem to trivialize it?
Q&A: How Minnesota saves lives by spreading safety money thinly
Sue Groth, director of traffic, safety and technologyfor the Minnesota Department of Transportation,has been nationally recognized for overseeing rapiddrops in traffic fatalities.(Photos: MnDOT) Sue Groth’s job: use math and millions of dollars to stop injuries before they happen. The team Groth leads at the Minnesota Department of Transportation has probably saved a few hundred lives … Read more
Recap of PBOT Director Leah Treat’s first major speech
PBOT Director Leah Treat gave her first major speech today at City Club. Here’s how it went.
Five ideas from NYC’s ‘Vision Zero’ plan that Portland could steal
Cutting Portland street fatalities is likely to require some help from the police. Will that happen in Portland?
Q&A on ‘Vision Zero’: Three fatalities put city’s new safety promise to the test
Vision Zero comes off to some people as a buzzword. The head of the state’s biggest bike advocacy group begs to differ.