Category: Advocacy
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Halloween is the most dangerous night of the year for kids on our streets. ABC says this status quo is just fine.
October 29, 2025, Vancouver: Today, the ABC majority on Vancouver City Council defeated a motion from OneCity Councillor Lucy Maloney that would have made it quick, easy, and free for residents to close their streets to motor vehicle traffic on Halloween night. The motion also called on the City to use its communications channels to…
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Vision Zero supports safety improvements on 16th Avenue
On October 14 2025, a driver turning left from Willow St hit a woman crossing 16th Avenue with a baby in a stroller. A security camera captured the incident; the video is extremely disturbing and we don’t recommend watching it. The baby was fortunately unhurt; the woman is in hospital with life-altering injuries. This didn’t…
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Demanding Safer Streets
Read more about the two billboards we put up in Vancouver in the summer and fall of 2025!
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Tell Burnaby to take its Southeast Bikeway upgrades seriously
Burnaby wants to upgrade the Southeast Bikeway. We want you to ask for better.
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Vision Zero Vancouver response to City of Vancouver Back-to-School Safety Release
2025-08-31 In response to the City of Vancouver’s reminder to drivers to slow down as students return to school, Vision Zero Vancouver believes that while programs like School Streets, the Walking School Bus, and Walk Bike Roll mini-grants are positive steps, they don’t address the bigger issue: this Council has consistently dragged its feet on…
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Vision Zero Vancouver applauds council for bold action on traffic safety
July 9, 2025 – Vision Zero Vancouver is celebrating a major win for public safety after Vancouver City Council voted today to develop a comprehensive Vision Zero Road Safety Policy and Action Plan aimed at eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries citywide. “This could be a real turning point,” said Rhiannon Fox, a spokesperson for…
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Have you seen our stickers around town?
If you’ve been walking around the Lower Mainland over the past couple years, chances are you’ve seen one of our yellow “crash number” stickers on a telephone pole. Have you wondered where we get the numbers?
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Vision Zero Vancouver Endorses Lucy Maloney for City Council
Vision Zero Vancouver is proud to endorse Lucy Maloney (OneCity Vancouver) for Vancouver City Council. Even before joining Vision Zero Vancouver as a volunteer, Lucy has been an unwavering advocate for safer streets, sustainable transportation, and policies that make our city safer for everyone to get around. Her deep commitment to Vision Zero—an approach to…
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Vancouver City Council Unanimously Supports Bus Lanes Throughout Vancouver
We are delighted that Vancouver City Council unanimously approved the motion to add bus lanes to TransLink’s priority routes and request automatic enforcement today! The motion, brought forward by Councilor Christine Boyle, builds off the excellent motion spearheaded by Councilor Sarah Kirby-Yung last year, which committed to speed and priority improvements on 5 routes (Kingsway,…
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Vancouver City Council unanimously passes additional pedestrian safety measures
This past week saw some long awaited good news on active transport infrastructure in Vancouver. On 29 May Vancouver City Council unanimously voted to direct staff to identify and then allocate additional funds and capacity to accelerate the installation of pedestrian safety measures across the city, particularly around schools, community centres, and parks. They directed…
