Traffic fatalities are on the rise across the United States. Yet in some parts of the country, efforts born from both tragedy and political will have seen the numbers move in a different direction.
The Vision Zero Network is hoping to get more city leaders to sign up and take the issue seriously.
"Things like trying to improve sightlines at corners by doing what we call daylighting," he said."So that can be installing something as simple as what we call a vertical delineator post or a flexible bollard. These posts get installed within 25 feet of crosswalks, and they physically restrict cars from parking right up against a crosswalk.
But while the practical solutions may be simple, the implementation can be much more complicated. Hoboken has several factors working in its favor that allow things like daylighting and a leading pedestrian interval to be effective.60,419 people in the city's roughly two square miles, making it one of the most densely populated cities in the country. A denser city means higher walkability, people drive less, and speed limits are lower.
"The city has commitment from its top elected leader, like the mayor or city manager, to set a goal of zero traffic deaths or severe injuries by a date, for instance," she said."We make them have a date, that they have a plan, that the plan has timelines, actions, deliverables, that there's an equity component within there for racial and income equity."
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