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Aug. 31, 2021 - Vision Zero is still a challenge
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Making Seattle safer for walking and cycling is proving difficult.
A so-called Vision Zero city, Seattle has a lofty goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The city has averaged about 20 deaths a year over the past decade.
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Aug. 31, 2021 - Vision Zero is still a challenge
8/31/2021 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
A so-called Vision Zero city, Seattle has a lofty goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The city has averaged about 20 deaths a year over the past decade.
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(reverent orchestral music) - Hello, I'm Stephen Hegg in the Crosscut KCTS 9 newsroom.
A so-called Vision Zero city, Seattle has a loft goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries, but making the city safe for walking and cycling is proving difficult.
In 2020, traffic volumes decreased in Seattle, but traffic fatalities didn't.
There were 25% more deaths last year, and this year is on pace to be even deadlier.
Seattle started Vision Zero in 2016 with lowering speed limits and road diets, eliminating lanes.
For a pedestrian or cyclist, surviving an accident comes down to speed.
Pedestrians and bikers accounted for 72% of traffic deaths and more than half of the serious injuries.
The most dangerous streets continue to be Aurora Avenue North, Lake City Way, and Rainier Avenue South.
The south end of the city has twice the fatalities as any other district in Seattle.
I'm Stephen Hegg.
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