The Safest Streets

Each year, more than 700 bicyclists and 4500 pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents in the United States. This article explores efforts across the country to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, including a new safety strategy called Vision Zero. Vision Zero is modeled after programs in Sweden, where overall traffic deaths have been reduced by half since 2000 due to a focus on safety over speed in road design.

• Record URL:
  https://www.planning.org/planning/2015/may/safeststreets.htm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1762461
• Authors:
  • Walljasper, Jay
• Publication Date: 2015-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 14-21
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Highway design; Pedestrian safety; Safety programs; Transit safety
• Identifier Terms: Vision Zero
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01568485
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 2015 9:13AM