Vision Zero Arlington: Join our open house on 1/28 and learn the latest about the program
Arlington County VA Government sent this bulletin at 01/09/2020 03:42 PM EST
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You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to an Arlington transportation-related group. Please subscribe to our Vision Zero emails to receive future study updates and more information about the project.
Arlington County is pleased to announce that the Vision Zero Action Plan is in development. You can find more information about what this means for the community in this email, which is the first in a series of monthly project newsletters. You can also learn more on the project website, as well as at a community open house meeting on January 28, 2020.
Arlington County has kicked-off the development of a Vision Zero Action Plan
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On July 16, 2019, the Arlington County Board approved a resolution directing the County Manager to
develop goals and an action plan based on a comprehensive analysis of traffic safety in Arlington. - Vision Zero is the name given to initiatives that are focused on eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. These efforts call for a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to safe mobility, recognizing that traffic deaths and injuries are preventable.
- More than 40 localities across the nation, including Alexandria, the District of Columbia, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, have adopted Vision Zero strategies.
What does Vision Zero mean for the Arlington community?
- Vision Zero applies to you no matter how you get around Arlington. The Vision Zero Action Plan will include strategies to make travel safer for everyone, whether you walk, drive, bike, take a bus or train, ride a scooter or moped, or get around another way.
- This is a community-wide effort and it will take everyone’s input to make it a success. The project team will be developing the Arlington County Vision Zero Action Plan through fall 2020, and there will be multiple opportunities for input which will help form the basis for the Plan’s safety strategies and actions.
Join us for an open house workshop
The project team is hosting a drop-in meeting to share more information about Vision Zero, discuss draft Vision Zero goals, and hear about your priorities for the future of safe transportation in Arlington County.
- Date: January 28, 2020
- Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Location: Washington-Liberty High School (Cafeteria), 1301 N Stafford St, Arlington, VA 22201
How to stay involved
- Get monthly email updates to stay informed about project progress.
- Stay up-to-date on this project by following the Department of Environmental Services on social media, or by checking in on the project website.
If you know someone who would be interested in contributing to Vision Zero in Arlington County, please forward them this email. They can subscribe to future newsletters here.
