HISTORY & IMPORTANCE

Vision Zero is a strategy designed to identify dangerous road conditions and eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The ultimate goal is to reduce the total number of crashes that occur.

Vision Zero is a system-based approach that improves infrastructure by identifying dangerous road conditions for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic. The ultimate goal is to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by providing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for everyone. This is not just specific to vehicles but also bicyclists and pedestrians but also includes motorcycles and electric scooters. Communities that encourage the use of multiple modes of transportation face challenges when addressing multiple modes and often emerging modes such as the electric scooters and autonomous vehicles. This resource section explains the history of Vision Zero, the challenges and conflicts communities face with multiple modes of transportation, and how Vision Zero aims to address these challenges while focusing on safety, affordability, and equity for all users.