Zero Deaths – Saving Lives through a Safety Culture and a Safe System

Resources

Outreach Materials

• Safety System Approach
  • NEW – The Safe System Approach Presentation provides an overview of the approach with discussions of its background, principles, core elements, and examples. The presentation contains speaker notes and background information and can also be used for train-the-trainer purposes.
  • The Safe System Approach Flyer describes the principles and core elements of the Safe System Approach; and the differences between the approach and traditional road safety practices.
• Zero Deaths Virtual Booth features relevant videos, reports, and web resources.

Reports

• NEW – Integrating the Safe System Approach with the Highway Safety Improvement Program report presents areas of alignment between the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the Safe System Approach; as well as opportunities, noteworthy practices, and next steps for safety stakeholders to advance implementation of the Safe System approach through HSIP.
• State and Local Alignment Toward Zero Traffic Deaths: To promote effective partnerships as a way to advance zero deaths efforts, the FHWA sponsored several State-based workshops where stakeholders discussed their safety priorities and strategies to achieve their shared goal of zero traffic deaths.
  • Texas Report
  • Florida Report
  • Colorado Report
  • NEW– Strategies to Coordinate Zero Deaths Efforts for State and Local Agencies – The outcomes of the State-based workshops and webinars, together with additional information from other State, regional, and local agencies, became the basis for this report. It helps State and local agencies build and foster stronger relationships through strategies that work toward the Safe System Approach and reach the zero deaths goal.
• Vision Zero City Overviews
  • New York City, NY
  • Portland, OR
  • San Francisco, CA

Success Stories

Stories highlighting notable practices transportation agencies have implemented to reach their zero deaths goals.

• Systemic Safety Analysis – San Diego, CA (data)
• Rainier Avenue South Redesign – Seattle, WA (infrastructure)
• Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force and Speed Limit Setting Report – California (partnerships)
• Safest Driver Contest – Boston, Massachusetts (behavioral)
• Media Campaign – Boulder, Colorado (communications and outreach)
• Walking Audits – Broward County, Florida (planning, partnerships, and public engagement)
• Traffic Safety Camera Program – Portland, Oregon (behavioral)
• Speed Management Projects – West Palm Beach, Florida (infrastructure)
• Milwaukee Avenue Rapid Delivery Approach – Chicago, IL (planning, implementation, and evaluation)
• Improved Nighttime Lighting – Fremont, CA (infrastructure)
• Fletcher Avenue Complete Streets Redesign – Hillsborough, FL (infrastructure)
• Equity in Vision Zero – Oregon Metro, OR (partnerships)

Other Materials and Efforts

• FHWA's Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian poster STEP Countermeasures to Advance Vision Zero
• FHWA's Guide provides references to key information for Metropolitan Planning Organizations and local communities to understand and use the safety planning process to work toward the zero deaths vision Transportation Safety Planning and the Zero Deaths Vision: A Guide for Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Local Communities
• Traffic Safety Culture Transportation Pooled Fund Program led by the Montana DOT Pooled Fund Study TPF – 5 (309)
• CSCRS Data Repository of Vision Zero Action plans U.S. Vision Zero Plans Library
• CSCRS Guide describes the major steps involved in developing a Vision Zero plan, with an emphasis on best practices Guide to Developing a Vision Zero Plan
• NACTO's guidance gives practitioners a detailed, context-sensitive method to set safe speed limits on urban streets City Limits
• NCHRP Projects
  • NCHRP 20-68A (Scan 12-03) Advances in Safety Program Practices in Zero-Fatalities States
  • NCHRP 20-68A (Scan 14-03) Successful Approaches for the Development of an Organization-Wide Safety Culture in Transportation Agencies