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Vision Zero Network
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The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign helping communities reach their goal of Vision Zero -- eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries
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🚦Big SS4A news! Milwaukee County DOT has been awarded a $24.9M SS4A Implementation grant—the 3rd-largest award in the nation!
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January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Join us Jan 20 for Vision Zero 101: From Fundamentals to Real-World Results! Learn what makes a strong safe streets foundation + see real examples in action. Practical ideas, real examples & insights for SS4A planning + implementation. Register here: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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In our January 2026 e-News issue we offer new year's lessons for #VisionZero in 2026, share the top 10 ways states can step up safety progress & more. Check out our latest e-News issue here: mailchi.mp/visionzerone...
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Join us to explore how communities can manage speeds to save lives. We’ll be joined by @iihs-hldi.bsky.social 's Jessica Cicchino and @ntsb-bot.bsky.social 's Kris Poland to explore how speed cameras & ISA fit into the Safe System approach.

Register here: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Vision Zero can’t succeed if cities carry the vision—but states control the roads. Our new blog outlines 10 ways states & cities can work together to reduce traffic deaths at scale, with examples from IL, NV, OH & beyond.

Check it out ⬇️
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Silos to Systems: 10 Ways States and Cities Must Act Together for Safe Streets
Across the country, more attention is being focused on how states and cities can better align goals, share data, and design for safety as one system rather than many. Below are 10 concrete ways to acc...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Big news! The latest Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) awardees are out.

Nearly $1B awarded across 48 states, 18 Tribal governments & Puerto Rico to improve intersections, sidewalks, school zones & save lives. Get inspired → www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/...
January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Join international experts Feb 16–18 in DC for an Vision Zero Implementation Training. Designed for policy, planning, engineering, and public health practitioners—focused on data, Safe Systems, and actionable strategies to save lives.

Register here.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Want to make your Vision Zero plan stronger? We pulled the top 10 elements that are driving real results & inspiring communities nationwide. Read more → visionzeronetwork.org/top-10-visio...
Top 10 Vision Zero Plan Elements to Steal for Your Next Plan
After a decade of reviewing Action Plans nationwide, we’ve noticed some common threads – practical, replicable elements that help communities build a strong foundation for meaningful and measurable Vi...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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How do we speed up progress on managing speeds for safety? Join our webinar on 1/29 for a candid conversation on what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how communities can better use proven tools like speed safety cameras and Intelligent Speed Assistance.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Do you support #VisionZero? Help us start the new year strong with a year-end contribution. Thanks for supporting our work over these last 10 years 💙
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December 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Have you joined any of our webinars this past year? 💡
Found it useful? Support VZN's work in 2026 with a year end contribution so that we can continue to deliver these resources on #VisionZero 💙 visionzeronetwork.org/donate/
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Shift the ParadigmSupport Vision Zero, Safe Mobility for AllSupport Vision ZeroIt’s not OK that more than 40,000 people lose their lives each year in the U.S. in preventable traffic crashes. Each one ...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) awards are out! Congrats to communities advancing safer streets nationwide 👏

Check out this year's list of awards for inspiration for the next round. www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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New Legislation would #Stopsuperspeeders in New Hampshire. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The newest state to introduce legislation to allow courts to require Intelligent Speed Assistance -- speed limiters - in the cars of repeat dangerous drivers

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Year in Review: Public safety takes center stage in New Hampshire
Technology can’t catch all the bad drivers in New Hampshire, but there’s a possibility that sometime soon, it might prevent habitual offenders from speeding for a year or more.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Vision Zero progress can’t stop at city limits. Strong local plans must also take on state policy barriers — from speed limits to speed safety cameras. See the Top 10 Vision Zero Plan Elements that Inspire Us → visionzeronetwork.org/top-10-visio...
Top 10 Vision Zero Plan Elements to Steal for Your Next Plan
After a decade of reviewing Action Plans nationwide, we’ve noticed some common threads – practical, replicable elements that help communities build a strong foundation for meaningful and measurable Vi...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Join Johns Hopkins Feb 16–18 in DC to learn from international experts leading Safe System implementation around the world. You’ll learn how to design a real implementation plan and apply crash data to uncover system gaps. Register now: web.cvent.com/event/411352...
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Did you know @familiesforsafestreets.org white paper lays out how states can require Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) for high-risk drivers? It offers a clear policy blueprint for states on tech, privacy, and effective implementation. Check it out: t.co/ZNZtIBWpp6
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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The National Center for Rural Road Safety is hosting a webinar on FHWA’s Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool on 12/16 — from identifying crash patterns to selecting proven countermeasures.

Learn all 7 steps & how to apply them.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RSCP: Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool (P&E#6). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Take a deep dive into the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool. The tool is a process for identifying the factors that can contribute to crashes and implementing effective countermeasures. The train...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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How can we speed up progress on managing speeds for safety? Join us Jan 29 for a conversation with nationial leaders from NTSB and IIHS on the proven tools we’re still not using to their full potential — from speed cameras to ISA.

Register now: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Don’t fall into the trap of thinking Vision Zero isn’t working.
When communities invest in proven strategies, lives are saved. Cities from Austin to Orlando show that redesigning streets, slowing speeds, and prioritizing people works.

The results are real 👉 visionzeronetwork.org/reflecting-o...
Reflecting on What Works to Advance Vision Zero
As I wrote in this Streetsblog USA article (November 28, 2025), some headlines suggest that Vision Zero is falling short in the U.S., but a closer look at what’s happening in Vision Zero cities tells ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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In our December e-News issue, we share our top 10 #VisionZero plan elements that inspire us, reflect on what works to advance Vision Zero, and share calls for change to address speed nationwide: mailchi.mp/visionzerone...
December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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LA’s #WDoR2025 memorial filled a plaza with 711 black chairs, each paired with a single yellow rose. It was a reminder of the lives lost on LA roads this year and of how many could be saved with proven safety strategies
See the installation: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Nearly 1,000 people rode through DC for #WDoR2025, honoring Sarah Debbink Langenkamp and urging Congress to pass the Active Transportation Safety Act. A memorial and a demand for change.

See full recap here: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Join Johns Hopkins Feb 16–18 in DC to learn from international experts leading Safe System implementation around the world. You’ll learn how to use backcasting to design a real implementation plan and apply crash data to uncover system gaps.

Learn more & register: web.cvent.com/event/411352...
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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At Boston’s #WDoR2025 event rows of more than 300 yellow flowers moved with the wind, each one representing someone who didn’t make it home. Families showed up to remember and to push the state to act on speed & truck safety. These photos say it all: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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In Indianapolis, families and neighbors walked Raymond Street to remember lives lost and call for safer design + lower speeds. A powerful reminder that change begins in our own corridors.

See more #WDoR2025 stories: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
Rallying to Tame Speeds & Save Lives: 75+ U.S. Communities Call for Change on World Day of Remembrance
More than 75 communities in 30 states and Washington, D.C. joined a global call for change on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). On November 16, 2025, people in small towns and ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM