Portland first adopted the Vision Zero approach to ending traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets in 2015. In the decade since, hundreds of people have died in traffic crashes in Portland, and many more have been gravely hurt.

But Portland isn’t giving up on Vision Zero. At least, that’s what City Council indicated last week, when they unanimously voted to reaffirm the city’s commitment to the program, and set up a more collaborative, cross-bureau approach..

Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane, who brought the resolution to City Council, said she wanted to make it clear to her fellow councilors—and Portlanders in general—that giving up on Vision Zero isn’t an option.

“I think some people only look at the numbers and see the number of deaths are not going in the right direction

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