The city of Cincinnati has launched a project called Vision Zero. It’s a bold initiative to eliminate all traffic related deaths and severe injuries.A citizen’s advisory panel has been created to get feedback from concerned citizens.The city’s website said Vision Zero also aims to increase safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all citizens.“Last year when we had 13 Cincinnati public school students hit by cars in a 10-week span, coming or going to school, I think that really brought it to a crescendo,” Derek Bauman said.Bauman is a retired police officer who said he’s turned his focuse to promoting pedestrian friendly streets.“At times it takes a crisis to really draw attention to things and that’s where we are at right now, this is a crisis,” Bauman said. According to the city’s online information about Vision Zero, many projects currently underway include yield paddles in crosswalks, pedestrian-activated flashing lights, new or restriped crosswalks, high-visibility pedestrian signage and ADA accessible curb ramps.These projects are the result of a competitive process developed by the city in 2018. Community councils were asked to submit priority locations for pedestrian safety improvements, and the city then used an innovative evaluation process to review these requests. Over 100 requests were received by the city. All requests were scored and ranked and the top were selected. Construction on each project is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/visionzero/

The city of Cincinnati has launched a project called Vision Zero. It’s a bold initiative to eliminate all traffic related deaths and severe injuries.

A citizen’s advisory panel has been created to get feedback from concerned citizens.


The city’s website said Vision Zero also aims to increase safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all citizens.

“Last year when we had 13 Cincinnati public school students hit by cars in a 10-week span, coming or going to school, I think that really brought it to a crescendo,” Derek Bauman said.

Bauman is a retired police officer who said he’s turned his focuse to promoting pedestrian friendly streets.

“At times it takes a crisis to really draw attention to things and that’s where we are at right now, this is a crisis,” Bauman said.

According to the city’s online information about Vision Zero, many projects currently underway include yield paddles in crosswalks, pedestrian-activated flashing lights, new or restriped crosswalks, high-visibility pedestrian signage and ADA accessible curb ramps.

These projects are the result of a competitive process developed by the city in 2018. Community councils were asked to submit priority locations for pedestrian safety improvements, and the city then used an innovative evaluation process to review these requests.

Over 100 requests were received by the city. All requests were scored and ranked and the top were selected. Construction on each project is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/visionzero/