Stalled Progress: The Struggle to Achieve Vision Zero Amid Rising Fatalities

Update: 2024-08-28

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Washington's Vision Zero initiative, aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities, faces setbacks as road deaths have surged in recent years. Ryan Packer, transportation reporter for The Urbanist, joins Hacks & Wonks to discuss what infrastructure improvements lead to real traffic safety and how Seattle’s new $1.55B transportation levy aims to address some of these safety challenges.

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find Ryan Packer at @typewriteralley.

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Stalled Progress: The Struggle to Achieve Vision Zero Amid Rising Fatalities

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Stalled Progress: The Struggle to Achieve Vision Zero Amid Rising Fatalities

Crystal Fincher

Stalled Progress: The Struggle to Achieve Vision Zero Amid Rising Fatalities