Vision Zero Touted as Traffic Deaths Hit Historic Lows in 2 Major Cities

Vision Zero starts with the premise that humans make mistakes, but road infrastructure ought to account for that. Its champions stress making changes to the physical aspects of streets and sidewalks to reduce vehicle speeds.

The milestones come at a time for New York and San Francisco when the number of traffic deaths nationwide has been on the rise.

by Daniel C. Vock

http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-vision-zero-traffic-deaths-new-york-san-francisco.html