Syracuse Common Council should adopt Vision Zero traffic safety plan (Your Letters)

To the Editor:

Across America, we have a traffic safety crisis . This is no different in Central New York. The city of Syracuse has begun to catch up with best practices by putting together a Vision Zero Action Plan . Vision Zero is a global movement for cities to create “a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. ” This plan sets an achievable framework to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce serious injuries by slowing vehicle speeds; designing safer streets for people walking, rolling, and biking; and promoting a culture of safety. It identifies dangerous corridors and intersections in dire need of improvement and provides actionable solutions.

All road users deserve a safe journey. Yet, the