Current:Home > StocksWhat Vision Zero Has And Hasn't Accomplished -MarketLink
What Vision Zero Has And Hasn't Accomplished
Charles H. Sloan View
Date:2025-04-07 12:16:40
More than 100 people are killed on U.S. roads every day — more than 40,000 people a year. So, it seemed bold, if not crazy, when city leaders across the country began to set their sights on eliminating traffic fatalities completely.
It has now been 10 years since U.S. cities began to adopt the approach known as Vision Zero.
NPR's Joel Rose reports on what has worked and what hasn't.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at [email protected]
This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Megan Lim, with audio engineering by Gilly Moon. It was edited by Russell Lewis and Sami Yenigun, who is also our executive producer.
veryGood! (41)
Related
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Booze free frights: How to make Witches Brew Punch and other Halloween mocktails
- Jurors hear opposite views of whether Backpage founder knew the site was running sex ads
- Museum plan for Florida nightclub massacre victims dropped as Orlando moves forward with memorial
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway
- Devoted youth bowling coach. 'Hero' bar manager. Families remember Maine shooting victims
- West Virginia school system mandates religious training following revival assembly lawsuit
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Timeline shows Maine suspect moved swiftly to carry out mass shooting rampage and elude police
Ranking
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- These numbers show the staggering toll of the Israel-Hamas war
- 5 expert safety tips to keep your trick-or-treaters safe this Halloween
- Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo on Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo retiring: 'A deal's a deal'
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- A spider web of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive
- California dumping millions of sterile Medflies to help clear invasive species
- J.Crew Factory’s 60% Off Sale Has Everything You Need for Your Fall-to-Winter Wardrobe
Recommendation
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
2 dead in Mozambique protests over local election results, watchdog says. Police say 70 arrested
Q&A: Rich and Poor Nations Have One More Chance to Come to Terms Over a Climate Change ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund
How Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber Toasted to Kylie Jenner's New Fashion Line Khy
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Proposed North Carolina law could help families protect land ownership
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station