Tag: road-safety
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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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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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Vision Zero Vancouver: 2024 Vancouver Council in Review
It’s been 2 years since the current Vancouver City Council was elected so we’re going to see how their 2024 went! (See our Year 1 report card and our scoring criteria here.) In 2023, there were 2 motions we were especially excited about – Broadway active transport lanes and intersection safety cameras – and both…
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A cyclist was killed by a driver in East Vancouver. Why it happened, and why it’ll happen again if nothing changes.
April 18, 2024 On April 17 2024, a cyclist was killed by the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck in East Vancouver. People will use the word “accident” but this didn’t need to happen. A long list of policy failures got us here. FAILURE 1. The lack of protected east-west cycling infrastructure across the…
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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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