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Orange County presents Vision Zero action plan, targets zero fatalities by 2040
Summary
Humberto Castellaro, a county transportation official, told the Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission that Orange County’s newly adopted Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate roadway fatalities and severe injuries by 2040 and lays out 50 countermeasures and 24 high‑injury corridors prioritized for short‑, mid‑ and long‑term intervention.
Humberto Castellaro, a county transportation staffer, presented Orange County’s Vision Zero action plan to the Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission on Nov. 13, saying the county’s formal target is to eliminate roadway fatalities and severe injuries by 2040. "We will not accept anything but zero," Castellaro said, describing the goal as an aggressive but necessary commitment.
The plan draws on five years of crash data (2018–2022) from the Florida Department of Transportation and identifies 24 high‑injury corridors countywide. Castellaro said a regional Safe Streets for All grant provided $3.7 million to the region, with $400,000 allocated to Orange County to develop the Vision Zero action plan. The plan includes a public‑facing toolkit of roughly 50 safety countermeasures — from signal, signing and striping changes to sidewalks, lighting and modular roundabouts — each summarized on a “safety card”…
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