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Vision zero: Vancouver's transportation safety action plan

Our goal: To have zero traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries

Recent steps we've made

Embedded the zero traffic-related fatalities target in our Transportation 2040 Plan
Launched our Neighbourhood Slow Zone program in 2025 to lower residential street speed limits to 30 km/h. Review the Council report (758 KB)
Increased funding for pedestrian safety by $5.5 million to deliver more signal improvements in 2025 to 2026. These include more signals, Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs), and more crossing time at signals. Review the council motion (187 KB)
Lowered speed limits on arterial and collector streets next to schools through the School Slow Zones on Arterials program. Review the pilot results (791 KB)

In recent years, we have taken steps to improve transportation safety. We have made progress, but more work is needed as fatalities and serious injuries still occur, and even one fatality is too many.

Great strides are being made around the world, and more public and private agencies are recognizing that zero fatalities and serious injuries is the only acceptable goal for transportation safety.

To achieve our goal, we developed a new Vision Zero Safety Action Plan. This plan was presented to and approved by Council in June 2026. Review the action plan (7.7 MB)

This new action plan builds on our Moving Towards Zero Safety Action Plan (3 MB), which we presented to City Council in November 2016.