Vision Zero DC

Mission

By the year 2024, Washington, DC will reach zero fatalities and serious injuries to travelers of our transportation system, through more effective use of data, education, enforcement, and engineering. Vision Zero is a part of Mayor Bowser's response to the US Department of Transportation's Mayor's Challenge for Safer People and Safer Streets, which aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety by showcasing effective local actions, empowering local leaders to take action, and promoting partnerships to advance pedestrian and bicycle safety. Because more people than ever are traveling in the District, Vision Zero commits to a safe experience within our transportation system for travelers of all ages and abilities. The initiative's cornerstone is that deaths and serious injuries are not inevitable. Rather, they are preventable.  

Vision Zero requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. More than 25 District government agencies are engaged in the Vision Zero Initiative, including DDOT, Department of Public Works, the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Metropolitan Police Department, DC Taxi Cab Commission, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the DC Office on Aging, DC Public Schools, Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Homeland Security and Management, Office of Unified Communications, Department of Health, the Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Office of Disability Rights, Office of Planning, Office of the City Administrator, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the Deputy Mayor for Education, Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs, and the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. 

Procedures & Services

• Vision Zero DC
• DDOT: The Vision Zero Initiative
• Vision Zero DC Safety Map

See Related

• Page:
  Vision Zero DC (Compendium)
• Page:
  Safe Routes to Schools (Compendium)
• Page:
  Safety (Compendium)
• Page:
  Pedestrian Access and Safety (Compendium)