equity
August 5, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
I recently sat down with the Thurgood Marshall Institute on their Justice Above All podcast to discuss a topic central to my Vision Zero work since I joined the organization nearly three years ago: the role of enforcement in traffic safety. This issue is both personal and strategic to me, not only as a Black […]
June 2, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, People Behind the Progress
If you want to see how policy can shape safer streets, just follow the work of Michael Kelley, the Policy Director for BikeWalk Kansas City (BikeWalkKC). In his role, he has been an instrumental figure behind the organization’s efforts to make walking, biking, rolling, and public transit safe and more accessible across the Kansas City […]
May 2, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
Whether your community has 1,000 residents or 1 million and whether it's urban or rural, you’re likely facing more traffic safety challenges than you have staff, funding or capacity to address. No community has unlimited time or resources, so it’s critical to be strategic about how to stretch limited resources — whether that’s funding, staffing, […]
April 1, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
According to analysis by the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. ranks WORST – dead last – amongst 28 other high-income nations they assessed. And while these numbers might be disheartening they show that the U.S. has immense potential to improve traffic safety. We can save lives because we have the tools, knowledge, and inspiration […]
March 3, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
Speed safety cameras are recognized as an effective tool to deter dangerous speeds and improve safety on our roads, yet their use also raises valid concerns. These include the potential for camera programs to disproportionately burden low-income road users financially – and beyond. Another concern is that the revenue generated from speed safety camera programs […]
February 3, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
Speed safety cameras, when thoughtfully implemented, offer significant safety benefits and provide an alternative to police-led traffic stops, which require more resources and are associated with racial bias. However, cameras also pose questions and challenges to consider. One of the most pressing concerns is the potential for disproportionate financial burdens on low-income road users. Recognizing […]
December 11, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
We are proud to share a new resource to help communities address the dangers of high speeds, a top factor in traffic deaths. Just released, Fair Warnings: Recommendations to Promote Equity in Speed Safety Camera Programs aims to help Vision Zero practitioners, advocates and policymakers take a more thoughtful and equity-centered approach when using speed […]
December 10, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
As Vision Zero and the Safe System approach gain attention and support across the nation, it is important to remember that these Vision Zero commitments are more than just words or taglines. This work is ambitious, but it IS achievable, and it starts with recognizing that this is a fundamentally different approach to prioritizing safe […]
November 1, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Takeaways from the Vision Zero Cities Conference Many U.S. communities are increasingly eager to prevent traffic violence without unintentionally perpetuating biased traffic enforcement, which is particularly harmful to people of color and people in low-income communities. We explored strategies to re-assess and right-size the role of enforcement in a recent panel at the 2024 Vision […]
September 3, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News, Webinars
It’s important to celebrate the progress that some U.S. communities are making to prioritize health equity in their Vision Zero work. Examples include Oakland, CA implementing the majority of safety investments and improvements in the communities experiencing the greatest burden of safety risks; Philadelphia, PA ending pretext traffic stops for non-safety related offenses because of […]
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