Indianapolis Vision 0 task force unveils draft action plan, opens public comment July 1

The Vision 0 Task Force in Indianapolis reviewed a draft action plan and data-driven strategies aimed at eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries by 2035 and said the draft will be posted for public comment beginning July 1.

John Barth, City-County Councilor representing District 7 and chair of the Vision 0 Task Force, said the ordinance sets a deadline: “the ordinance does require for us to adopt the action plan by 7 1.” He and other members said the draft will be posted online for public review and a formal adoption vote will follow after the comment period.

Why it matters: The draft pairs mapped crash and equity data with community input gathered at dozens of pop-up events and online surveys. Task force members said the plan is intended as a multi-year, living document to guide engineering, enforcement, education and post-crash care decisions and to help departments align project selection with safety priorities.

Data and public input: Consultants presented an interactive map-based analysis that identifies a “high injury network” and a “high risk network.” The high injury network covers about 5% of city streets—roughly 200 miles—and accounts for about 43% of the city’s fatal and serious crashes, the presentation said. The high risk network layers roadway characteristics such as…