PITTSBURGH \u2014 \u2018Vision Zero\u2019 is a national policy adopted by the City of Pittsburgh to help prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries. Friday marked the first-ever summit in Pittsburgh for people to share ideas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Pittsburgh, we see approximately 20-30 fatalities per year. About a third of those are pedestrians,\u201d said Eric Boerer, advocacy director for BikePGH.<\/p>\n
The goal of this discussion is to bring that number down, as local leaders, engineers, and advocates joined BikePGH in Oakland to share plans, policies, and progress.<\/p>\n
Mayor Ed Gainey was in attendance, a year and a half after he committed the city to Vision Zero. City officials said since then, they\u2019ve increased funds by 136 percent for traffic calming in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraffic calming is one of the most popular programs the city does right now. It gets hundreds of requests all over the city, and when they go in, people are usually pretty satisfied and happy that their streets are no longer dangerous,\u201d Boerer said.<\/p>\n
In recent months, the city also selected a vendor for automated red-light enforcement and expanded the city\u2019s network of bike and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, with safety being a big part of the mission for the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also look for resiliency \u2013 that, you know, we have a transportation system that can provide opportunities for multiple modes, that if you don\u2019t have a car, you have access to quality transit,\u201d said Angie Martinez, DOMI assistant director.<\/p>\n
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