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County adopts Vision Zero goal to halve serious traffic injuries by 2035 and eliminate fatalities by 2050
Summary
The board voted to adopt the Vision 0 action plan commitment; staff reported data showing an average of 13 crashes per day on Cape Cod and 81 traffic fatalities over a six‑year period.
Barnstable County commissioners voted on Feb. 12, 2025 to adopt a Vision Zero statement committing the region to a long‑term goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2050 and to an interim target of reducing fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2035.
Nut graf: County and regional staff framed Vision Zero as a data‑driven, multiagency effort to reduce traffic deaths and severe injuries, with near‑term priorities intended to qualify towns for federal…
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