Collection: How do we really get to Vision Zero in DC?

Rally for Streets that Don’t Kill People by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.

This is a series about achieving meaningful car trip reduction in DC

Vision Zero is meaningless unless we get more drivers off the road

DC residents deserve the truth about what it will take to eliminate traffic deaths. Keep reading…
DC’s current car trip reduction goal is woefully inadequate

DC’s current plan is to ADD 150,000 daily car trips to our roads. Keep reading…
Driving is the new smoking: Lessons from America’s public health victory over tobacco

Lessons learned from America's battle with smoking, and what they could mean for reducing the profound public health costs of excessive driving. Keep reading…
How much do people in the District really drive?

To reach its Vision Zero and carbon-free goals, DC needs a net drop of 400,000 trips per day by 2032. But how do we get there? Keep reading…
Go big or go home: A real safety vision for DC’s deadliest streets

If DC’s leaders are serious about preventing fatal crashes, they should spend the most time and money fixing high-speed arterials, which make up a minority of the District’s roads, but are where a majority of crashes, injuries, and deaths occur. Keep reading…
America’s main street should be car-free

Pedestrianizing America’s main street, Pennsylvania Avenue, would be the ultimate demonstration for the District, the nation, and the world that driving is not essential for a desirable, thriving neighborhood. Keep reading…
DC’s climate and safety goals will ride or die with Metrorail

DC set a series of specific emissions and Vision Zero targets, but they’re only reachable if leaders start thinking about daily Metrorail ridership in the seven digits. This is part 7 in a series about how DC can achieve its Vision Zero and climate goals, with parts 7 - 9 highlighting the role of our regional transit rail system, Metrorail, in achieving those goals. Keep reading…
The path to one million Metro rides a day starts with service enhancements

Achieving the targeted one million Metrorail trips per day will require a new era of operational and service enhancements. This is part 8 in a series about how DC can achieve its Vision Zero and climate goals, with parts 7 - 9 highlighting the role of our regional transit rail system, Metrorail, in achieving those goals. Keep reading…
Metrorail capital expansion: The transit future we need and deserve

The Washington region needs more–a lot more–Metrorail coverage if we’re going to achieve substantial gains in mode shift to transit. What changes could make the biggest difference? Keep reading…