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Rockville presents Vision Zero progress report; staff outlines sidewalks, bike lanes and intersection work
Summary
City staff delivered a progress update on Rockville’s Vision 0 safety program, pedestrian and bikeway master plans and several ongoing projects, including sidewalk studies, new crosswalk guidance, bike infrastructure and a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to study 30 intersections.
City staff on Feb. 3 presented a progress update on Rockville’s Vision 0 program and related pedestrian and bikeway master plans, outlining recent projects, design steps and federal grants intended to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on city streets.
Brian Barnett Woods, the city's Vision 0 coordinator and principal transportation planner, told the Mayor and Council that Vision 0’s goal is to “eliminate all serious injury and fatal crashes — so 0 fatal crashes, 0 serious injury crashes.” He said the program combines engineering, enforcement, education and policy work and that many projects require coordination with Montgomery County and the Maryland State Highway Administration.
The report summarized work across three plans: the Vision 0 Action Plan (adopted 2020), the Pedestrian Master Plan (2023) and the Bikeway Master Plan (2017). Staff said…
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