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Durham presents Vision 0 action plan, urges targeted funding and staffing to cut traffic deaths

2716118 · March 20, 2025
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Durham staff presented the city’s Vision 0 action plan to council on March 20, seeking approval for a Safe Systems approach to cut traffic deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2035 and eliminate them by 2045.

Durham staff presented the city’s draft Vision 0 action plan to the City Council on March 20, asking council to approve a strategy designed to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2035 and to end such fatalities by 2045.

Lauren Grove, the city’s Vision 0 coordinator, described the plan as a “safe‑systems” approach that centers agency coordination, safer infrastructure, land‑use changes, community engagement and speed management. “If we don't act, this plan, our Vision 0 resolution are just words on paper,” Grove said, urging the council to make the three commitments staff identified: prioritize safety…

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