Vision Zero in Arlington County -- December Updates

Arlington County VA Government sent this bulletin at 12/20/2021 03:35 PM EST

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County Board to Consider Speed Cameras for School & Work Zones

speed camera signage exampleAt their meeting on January 22, 2022, the County Board will consider an ordinance to allow Arlington Police to use cameras to ticket speeding vehicles in school zones and work zones. Arlington’s Vision Zero team is collaborating with Police and Public Schools to advance this effort. 

The Vision Zero Action Plan recommends the use of speed cameras under Action Item B8: Data-Driven Equitable Enforcement because they are an effective tool for controlling vehicle speeds, reducing the severity of crashes, and doing so in a manner which is both unbiased and cost-effective. Further, Arlington’s Police Practices Work Group recommendations highlight that the potential for enforcement bias is removed when speed cameras are used.

Click here to learn more about what a speed camera program could look like in Arlington. Click here for the project page and to access the flyer in other languages. 

In Case You Missed It: Check Out the Vision Zero Mid-Year Report

Mid-year reportSince the adoption of the Action Plan, Arlington County transportation staff and our partners have been working hard to deliver projects, programs, and policies to reduce serious transportation crashes in our community. We are excited to share our first Vision Zero Mid-Year Progress Report. The report details action from 2021, as well as action coming in 2022.

To gather feedback on the Vision Zero program, we hosted a mid-year meeting of the Vision Zero External Stakeholders Group open to the public. This meeting was a valuable learning opportunity to consider our strengths and areas for improvement.
If you weren’t able to make the meeting and have feedback that you’d like to share on the Vision Zero program, please email Christine Baker with your thoughts. Emails in any language are welcome!

Save the Date (For real this time)! - Multimodal Safety Toolbox Community Workshop

Thank you for your patience as we’ve collaborated to finalize Arlington’s first draft of our Multimodal Engineering Safety Toolbox. We will release the Draft Toolbox in English & Spanish in early January.

Once you’ve had a chance to look through it, we will host a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, February 1 at 7PM to answer questions and hear your thoughts and feedback. If you can’t attend live, the meeting will be recorded and posted online.

Look out for an eblast in early January with the Toolbox Draft and a link to the public meeting!

Arlington Awarded $35,000 to Support Local Traffic Gardens

traffic garden at APS siteArlington transportation and public schools staff coordinated with staff from Prince George’s County to apply for Regional Roadway Safety Program funding. Our project, titled Planting Seeds for Regional Roadway Safety, One Traffic Garden at a Time, was awarded $35,000 in funding.

This project will support the development of universal guidance and templates so that school and community staff can easily implement permanent or temporary traffic gardens in any setting (indoors or outdoors) and within a limited budget. Traffic gardens are miniature transportation networks with familiar roadway elements, in which children can walk, bike, and roll to learn the rules of the road and practice their transportation safety skills.

We are thankful to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for providing this funding opportunity and excited to get started on the work!

Completed Projects / What We're Working On

For more information on these and other upcoming quick-build projects, visit the Quick-Build projects.