Vision Zero

The District is behind only New Hampshire when looking at such deaths as a percentage of all traffic fatalities

After a year marked by a rise in traffic fatalities, the District is entering 2019 with a plan city officials hope will make streets safer for its 700,000 residents and the hundreds of thousands more who visit and work in the nation’s…

If you speed and ignore other rules of the road in the District — and get caught — it’s going to cost you more starting today.

Officials hope the move will help reduce traffic crashes and deaths as part of the District’s Vision Zero initiative

THOMAS HOLLOWELL, 64, was riding his bicycle on Constitution Avenue NW when a driver ran a red light, hitting and killing him. Carol Joan Tomason, 70, was in a marked crosswalk when she was struck and killed by the driver of a pickup truck.…

With traffic fatalities climbing for the past several years in a row, the District’s Department of Transportation is changing the way that drivers make turns at dozens of intersections around the city in an effort to improve safety for…

D.C. police on Thursday arrested the driver of a tour bus in connection with the deaths of two tourists who were struck and killed last week as they crossed Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington.

High profile pedestrian, bike, and scooter deaths highlighted a tough 2018 for safety as jurisdictions around the region continue efforts to end traffic fatalities.

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) has issued a new action plan on traffic safety that calls for building 25 miles of bike lanes a year and reducing the number of vehicles that come into downtown D.C., perhaps through…

WASHINGTON — A walk to remember at least 10 pedestrians who were killed while crossing or walking along D.C.’s streets this year endured the cold, slush and rain Thursday night.

As the District reinvigorates its Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, a group of traffic-safety advocates will host a memorial walk downtown on Nov. 15, in memory of the 10 pedestrians whom…

Street Smart’s annual educational and enforcement campaign kicks off as shorter days mean the most dangerous time of year for pedestrians and cyclists

The District’s top transportation and public works officials are asking three of the biggest mail carriers in the country to ensure that their delivery trucks do not obstruct bike lanes after an apparent uptick in such incidents reported by…

Making a right turn on red could go the way of curbside parking in some parts of the District as city officials intensify efforts to reduce traffic deaths and make the capital a more walkable city. But does banning right turns on red (RTOR)…

On Friday, the District will reset traffic signals at 93 intersections in Navy Yard, Southwest, and neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River to give pedestrians and cyclists more time to cross the street. The move is part of D.C.’s Vision…

The Bower administration announced on Tuesday that it will retime traffic signals at 93 intersections in Wards 6, 7, and 8 as a part of the mayor's Vision Zero Initiative, which aims to eliminate pedestrian fatalities by 2024. All the…

WASHINGTON — It can be a dangerous time of the year on roads with heavier traffic, lower sun angles, shorter days and more pedestrians. Days before trick-or-treaters hit the streets, D.C. police and traffic enforcement officers have…