City of White Plains Vision Zero Action Plan Public Meeting Oct. 23

The public meeting will be held at the City of White Plains public Library, 2nd floor gallery and auditorium, 100 Martine Avenue on Wednesday, October 23 from 6-8 pm.

Vision Zero will guide our community into a vibrant city that encourages walking, biking and driving as appropriate and acceptable ways to traverse the city. The first step is to prepare a comprehensive, data-driven action plan. The Vision Zero Action Plan will evaluate relevant data, prioritize equity, provide recommendations for updating policies and procedures, implement a comprehensive list of projects & strategies to achieve zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries and set a timeline to achieve this critical goal.

This public meeting will assist the City is collecting valuable feedback from community members on safety issues and priorities. The community's involvement will help to improve the safety of our roadways for decades to come. We are looking forward to hearing your perspectives, which will help the City develop a Plan that meets the need of our vibrant, dynamic community. This meeting is accessible and we welcome people with disabilities to attend. If you need special accommodations please contact the Mayor's office at 914.422.1411.

About Vision Zero

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. In the 1990s, officials in Sweden adopted a set of traffic management policies that fundamentally differed from traditional traffic safety policies and set the goal of eliminating traffic-related deaths and severe injuries. This set of policies became known collectively as "Vision Zero" and its guiding principle is that deaths and injuries caused by traffic crashes should be treated as a public health problem that can be eliminated through better planning, not as an inevitable by-product of the vehicle-based transportation system. Since officials in Sweden began Vision Zero, officials in cities all over the world, including 50+ cities in the United States, have adopted their own versions of the Vision Zero initiative.

About City of White Plains Vision Zero

The development of this Action Plan is funded through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. Please visit the Project Website - https://cityofwhiteplains.com/Vision-Zero to learn more about the Vision Zero Initiative and how you can contribute to the Vision Zero Action Plan. There are multiple opportunities to engage including taking the safety survey - City of White Plains Vision Zero Action Plan Public Engagement Survey (surveymonkey.com), and the safety pledge.