Vision Zero in Portland

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Bicycle safety
  • Nonmotorized transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-19-008
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  The impetus behind Portland adopting Vision Zero came largely from concerned grassroots organizations and elected leadership. Walking and biking advocacy groups came together in 2014 to push Portland to adopt Vision Zero. About the same time, the city hired a new Director for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) who made Vision Zero one of the bureau’s top priorities. In response, the Portland City Council voted unanimously in 2015 to adopt Vision Zero. The council also gave PBOT a directive to assemble a diverse task force to craft a Vision Zero Action Plan. The 26-member task force included representatives from the traditional “4E’s” of road safety (education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services) as well as a fifth “E”— equity—for the purpose of addressing the needs of diverse groups. In December 2016, the city adopted the final plan and committed to ending traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 2025.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55607/dot_55607_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 751.83 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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