Leah Shahum
Talking Headways Podcast: Urgency and Vision Zero
Vision Zero Network founder Leah Shahum on why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for cars and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, coming up on Nov. 17.
October 24, 2024
50 Years Since Nixon’s ‘National Speed Limit’: A Tale of Missed Opportunities
A half-century after the federal government instituted a national maximum speed, setting speed limits that keep all road users safe has become a political battleground.
January 31, 2024
‘Every Infrastructure Choice is a Safety Choice’: Secretary Pete Calls on U.S. Mayors To End Traffic Deaths
Secretary Pete Buttigieg is targetting what he calls “maybe the most acute and devastating problem in our entire transportation system: roadway deaths in America.” Here are a few highlights from his recent speech.
February 8, 2023
Half of Americans Will Get Vision Zero Plans in New Federal Grant
More than half of the U.S. population will soon live in cities or counties with a Safe Streets action plan in place, thanks to a wave of new funding from. Washington.
February 2, 2023