Pittsburgh’s first Vision Zero Summit brought people to the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland to talk about improving safety for bike riders and pedestrians.The meeting on Friday was hosted by the City of Pittsburgh and the group Bike Pittsburgh.“The name of the game is collaboration and partnerships, where we can work together to start holistically achieving a vision of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries on our streets,” said Julie Walsh, of Bike Pittsburgh.Participants collaborated to develop strategies they can implement on the job, including at PennDOT and among first responders.The city has discussed several projects to make streets safer for bicyclists, including bike lanes on Penn Avenue in the Strip District. Walsh said that plan is moving forward.“A deal was reached in court between DOMI (the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure) and the concerned business owners about the right-sizing plan,” Walsh said.At the summit, dozens of groups had workshop sessions and engaged with community leaders.Alisa Grishman, of Access Mob Pittsburgh, wants to make sure that people with disabilities have their voices heard.”We talk a lot of there being pedestrian fatalities that happen in unsafe areas. I don’t know if there’s statistics collected on how many of those are with people with disabilities who are forced to walk in the street because sidewalks aren’t accessible due to poor conditions, cars parked on the sidewalks, or lack of sidewalks altogether,” Grisham said.Organizers say that in March 2024, the city committed to eliminating road traffic fatalities and serious injuries under a policy known as Vision Zero.
PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh’s first Vision Zero Summit brought people to the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland to talk about improving safety for bike riders and pedestrians.
The meeting on Friday was hosted by the City of Pittsburgh and the group Bike Pittsburgh.
“The name of the game is collaboration and partnerships, where we can work together to start holistically achieving a vision of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries on our streets,” said Julie Walsh, of Bike Pittsburgh.
Participants collaborated to develop strategies they can implement on the job, including at PennDOT and among first responders.
The city has discussed several projects to make streets safer for bicyclists, including bike lanes on Penn Avenue in the Strip District. Walsh said that plan is moving forward.
“A deal was reached in court between DOMI (the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure) and the concerned business owners about the right-sizing plan,” Walsh said.
At the summit, dozens of groups had workshop sessions and engaged with community leaders.
Alisa Grishman, of Access Mob Pittsburgh, wants to make sure that people with disabilities have their voices heard.
“We talk a lot of there being pedestrian fatalities that happen in unsafe areas. I don’t know if there’s statistics collected on how many of those are with people with disabilities who are forced to walk in the street because sidewalks aren’t accessible due to poor conditions, cars parked on the sidewalks, or lack of sidewalks altogether,” Grisham said.
Organizers say that in March 2024, the city committed to eliminating road traffic fatalities and serious injuries under a policy known as Vision Zero.