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22 services and resources found
About Vision Zero
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Protecting human lives is core to Vision Zero, the goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets.
Annual deadly traffic crash report
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Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero reports on deadly traffic crashes, patterns and trends, how the city responds to deadly traffic crashes, and how crash data works for each calendar year.
Common crash types and locations
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Understanding the types of movements and locations that lead to death and injury for people traveling in Portland informs actions in this plan.
Deadly traffic crash demographics
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Evaluating traffic safety projects
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A collection of evaluation reports for various Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) traffic safety projects organized by roadway reorganizations, speed limit reductions, and quick-builds, among others.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) created the Vision Zero dashboard to maintain transparency about efforts to reduce speeding, improve street design, support people to travel safely, and share citywide traffic crash summaries.
High Crash Network streets and intersections
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Portland's highest-crash streets and intersections in low-income communities and communities of color receive priority for investments in safety.
How crash data works
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What crash data includes and where it comes from.
Portland’s Vision Zero Action Plan sets out specific, measurable actions to move toward zero traffic deaths or serious injuries on Portland streets.
Pedestrian overrepresentation in traffic deaths
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Personal safety on our streets
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Often overlooked, personal safety is core to making our streets safe. It's part of our Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School programs. To realize a safe transportation system that provides all people access and mobility to where they need to go, we must proactively take care of each other.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation offers free Vision Zero yard signs for neighbors who want to promote safe driving on their streets
Portland Vision Zero Action Plan Update 2023-25
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This update reflects the progress we’ve made and the challenges we’ve faced in the seven years since city council adopted the Vision Zero Action Plan in 2016, and sets the course for our work through 2025.
Order free Vision Zero materials from the Portland Bureau of Transportation to help educate family, friends, neighbors, your school, or your organization about Vision Zero, Portland's commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.
"Rest in red" traffic safety technology
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Explainer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation) about “rest in red” technology for traffic signals. How the technology works, how it’s deployed, what it costs. Information provided by PBOT’s Traffic Systems & Operations group and Vision Zero team.
Subscribe to Vision Zero emails
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero publishes newsletters containing updates on our work to make Portland streets safer. Sign up for emails to stay updated on our progress. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Take the Vision Zero pledge
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You are key to helping the us end traffic violence on our streets.
Top contributing factors to traffic deaths
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Traffic safety education videos
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Five one-minute videos that address top traffic safety issues in Portland. Content produced by the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Vehicle size trends and safety
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Negative safety consequences linked to increasing vehicle size trends
Vision Zero data
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We use equity data and traffic crash data to identify and prioritize investments.
Vision Zero’s Safe System approach
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In the past, a lot of traffic safety work focused on the individual behavior of road users. In contrast, Vision Zero’s Safe System approach considers how the people who design, build, and manage the transportation network can prioritize the lives and health of people using the system.
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