Vision Zero: Eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries

Program
Through the Vision Zero program, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and our partners are working to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on our streets.
Vision Zero

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How we are making streets safe through Vision Zero

Adults and caregivers — one wearing a reflective Vision Zero safety vest — walk ahead of and behind a group of elementary students.

About Vision Zero

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Vision Zero’s Safe System approach

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Portland Vision Zero Action Plan Update 2023-25

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Vision Zero data

A map highlighting Vision Zero projects in Portland, Oregon.

Guide to the Vision Zero Dashboard

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Subscribe to Vision Zero emails

A sign reading "CAUTION High Crash Intersection SLOW DOWN" is posted ahead of one of the high crash intersections on 122nd Avenue. Photo by PBOT.

High Crash Network streets and intersections

The first names and approximate location of the 63 people who were killed in traffic crashes in Portland in 2022. Each death affects a community of people who knew that person, underscoring the need to improve safety on streets and highways across the city.

Portland 2022 Deadly Traffic Crash Report

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Evaluating safety efforts

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Speed and intersection safety cameras

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Left-turn calming

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Speed limits

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Deadly crash response

Screenshot of interactive Vision Zero Crash Map. Map shows crashes in Portland dating back to 2008.

Interactive crash map

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Request free Vision Zero pins, stickers, brochures, and fliers

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Personal safety on our streets

A photo of two SLOW DOWN Vision Zero yard signs in a green lawn.

Request a Vision Zero yard sign

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Report non-urgent traffic safety concerns

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Report a problem calling 311

Contact

PBOT Vision Zero

visionzero@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-348-1201

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

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Transportation

Walking, biking, transit

Walking, Biking, Transit, and Transportation Safety

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Safe Routes to School

Pedestrian Advisory Committee

Bicycle Advisory Committee

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PBOT Bureau & Budget Advisory Committee (BBAC)

News

PBOT begins installing new safety cameras across Portland, a milestone for the city’s Vision Zero traffic safety program

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), in partnership with the Portland Police Bureau, is expanding the city’s use of cameras in traffic enforcement as part of the Vision Zero program to end traffic deaths.

Updated Press release

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