Category: Our Work
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Let’s Ban Right-on-Red in BC
A red light means stop, right? That’s what we teach our kids from a young age. It’s a universal signal. Except for the one case when it doesn’t. In BC, drivers are allowed to turn right even when facing a red light. Right-on-red (RoR) serves to make car trips slighter faster at the expense of safety…
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Vancouver City Council Unanimously Supports 30 km/h in Residential Areas!
April 11, 2024 Vision Zero Vancouver congratulates Vancouver City Council on unanimously voting in favour of Green Councillor Pete Fry’s Motion “Revisit and Refresh Vancouver’s Commitment to Safer Slower Streets”. Safety is not partisan and Vancouverites can be proud that the motion was supported by all three parties: ABC Vancouver, the Vancouver Green Party and…
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Take Action: Revisiting and Refreshing Vancouver’s Commitment to Safer Slower Streets
On April 10th, 2024, Vancouver City Council will consider a motion from Councillor Pete Fry to “Revisit and Refresh Vancouver’s Commitment to Safer Slower Streets.” This is a broad Vision Zero-type motion that directs staff to look into and implement blanket 30 km/h speed limits in all residential areas in the city, physical infrastructure to improve road…
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VZV made a case for safety for keeping Burnaby BRT route on Hastings Street
… reducing deaths and injuries won’t magically happen on its own. It will require a deviation from the deadly status quo. You’ll need to design people-first streets and prioritize transit over personal vehicles. Translink is planning a bus rapid transit (BRT) service connecting the North Shore to Metrotown. A proposed route change would divert the…
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Take action: safer streets with intersection safety cameras (City of North Vancouver)
On November 6, 2023, North Vancouver City Council will decide whether to call call on the Provincial Government to install more speed and red light safety cameras at intersections in the city or allow BC municipalities to install such cameras themselves and collect fines. Why Is It Important? Most car crashes in BC happen at…
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Vancouver Follows Victoria by Calling for More Intersection Safety Cameras but ABC Still Not Serious About Safety
Today the City of Vancouver followed the lead of the City of Victoria by calling on the Province to expand its successful Intersection Safety Camera program, by passing the motion “Creating Safer Streets for People of All Ages with Intersection Safety Cameras.” Vision Zero Vancouver applauds the move and calls on the Province to swiftly…
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Take Action: Safer streets with intersection safety cameras
On November 1, 2023, Vancouver City Council will decide whether to call for the installation of more speed and red light safety cameras at intersections in the city and have enforcement revenue be available for road safety improvements. (copy of the motion)Everyday there are 22 car crashes resulting in death or injury in the city. Car…
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VZV at Car Free Days 2023!
What’s a good place to reach out to people and talk about street safety? On car-free streets of course! Vision Zero Vancouver had a booth at Car Free Days on Main Street and in the West End. From the hundreds of conversations we had, it’s clear that the public wants our politicians to take the…
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Cornwall Ave. speed limit reduced after driver crashed into girl
Twenty-seven people per year are killed or injured in car crashes on Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver, including last summer’s horrific crash that critically injured a five-year-old girl. Vision Zero Vancouver helped draft a city council motion introduced by Councilor Boyle to reduce the speed limit along this street to 30km/h. Although council adopted the motion, the new speed…
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Take Action: Make Cornwall Safe for Kids, Seniors and Families
On April 26, 2023, Vancouver City Council will consider lowering the speed limit on Cornwall Avenue to 30 km/h and directing City staff to identify more changes that would make Cornwall safer (copy of the motion). Why Is It Important?27 people per year are killed or injured in car crashes on Cornwall,1 including last summer’s horrific crash that…
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