Task Force

The Vision Zero program organizes partner organizations and contributors into one overarching Vision Zero Task Force with five sub-committees. These groups collaborate to make progress on the necessary steps to achieve zero traffic fatalities.

Vision Zero Task Force
Safe Streets & Speeds
Safe People
Safety Data
Transformative Policy
Safe Vehicles

Find out more about the creation and organization of the sub-committees in our Action Plan and see their progress in our most recent Annual Report.

Vision Zero Task Force

Tasked with eliminating all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Philadelphia’s streets, the Vision Zero Task Force is the steering committee of the City’s Vision Zero program and works to implement the Action Plan. It was created by Mayor Kenney in 2016 through the Vision Zero Executive Order and has met quarterly since then, providing guidance and aligning the missions of disparate City agencies around the shared goal of zero traffic deaths.

Members:

Vision Zero Task Force member organizations:

  • City of Philadelphia, Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability 
  • City of Philadelphia, Managing Director’s Office 
  • City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health 
  • Philadelphia City Planning Commission 
  • City of Philadelphia, Streets Department 
  • Philadelphia Parking Authority 
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 
  • Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 
  • School District of Philadelphia 
  • Philadelphia Police Department 
  • Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia 
  • Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha 
  • Philadelphia Association of CDCs 

  • Vision Zero Annual Report 2024

    City Press Release

  • World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims logo

    November 2024 Newsletter

    World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will take place on November 17. This event honors all those who have been killed or seriously injured on our roads. World Day of Remembrance acknowledges the suffering of all victims, families, and their communities.

  • October 2024 Newsletter

    October 2024 is Pedestrian Safety Month and Vision Zero Philadelphia is committed to making our streets safe for all who walk, bike, and roll.

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Safe Streets & Speeds

The Safe Streets and Speeds subcommittee works to prevent fatal crashes and serious injuries by managing vehicle speeds and designing streets that maximize safety for the most vulnerable roadway users. This is the only subcommittee that addresses two areas of the Safe System: Safe Speeds and Safe Streets. Members of the Safe Streets and Speeds subcommittee represent roadway owners and other agencies that impact how Philadelphia streets are designed, operated, and maintained.

Strategies:

Safe Speeds Strategies:

  • Reduce speeds to match the survivable design of the street.
  • Seek state approval to expand automated speed enforcement.
  • Continue Neighborhood Slow Zone program.

Safe Streets Strategies:

  • Invest in safety improvements on the Vision Zero Capital Plan locations.
  • Engage with community members proactively on street safety improvements.
  • Make cost-effective safety improvements systematically and rapidly on High Injury Network streets.
  • Incorporate safety improvements into upcoming projects in the street right-of-way.
Members:

Safe Streets and Speeds member organizations:

  • Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability 
  • Streets Department 
  • Philadelphia City Planning Commission 
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 
  • Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 
  • Philadelphia Water Department
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Safe People

The Safe People subcommittee works to empower Philadelphians to spread Vision Zero messaging, reach culture shift goals, and take community action.  

Strategies:

Safe People subcommittee strategies:

  • Prioritize Philadelphia youth in Vision Zero programs and conversations. 
  • Expand access to quality traffic safety education and co-design processes that incorporate input from Philadelphians. 
  • Amplify Vision Zero communication to build a traffic safety culture and educate Philadelphians about safe behaviors. 
  • Strategically and equitably expand automated enforcement to reduce the most dangerous behaviors. 
Members:

Safe People subcommittee member organizations:

  • Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability 
  • Better Bike Share 
  • Clean Air Council 
  • Philadelphia Free Library  
  • Temple University  
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 
  • Jefferson University Hospital  
  • Families for Safe Streets of Greater Philadelphia  
  • National Safe Routes Partnership  
  • AARP   
  • Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia  
  • Bicycle Transit Systems 
  • Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations  
  • AAA Mid-Atlantic  
  • PennDOT  
  • OCF Community Schools Team  
  • Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha 
  • Philadelphia City Planning Commission 
  • Philadelphia Department of Public Health 
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Safety Data

The Safety Data subcommittee supports Vision Zero analysis and ensures actions are data-driven and based on quality data as well as the latest technology and analytical tools.

Strategies:

Safety Data subcommittee strategies:

  • Evaluate street safety treatments regularly and consistently and adjust treatments as prudent based on the results
  • Improve the quality and timeliness of relevant traffic safety data
  • Improve internal and public access to safety data
Members:

Safety Data subcommittee member organizations:

  • Streets Department
  • Philadelphia City Planning Commission
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
  • Philadelphia Department of Public Health
  • Jefferson University Hospital
  • Philadelphia Police Department
  • Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability
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Transformative Policy

The Transformative Policies subcommittee supports getting to zero through ambitious and transformative policies. These typically require legislation and building political will and public support for the changes needed to realize Vision Zero.

Strategies:

Transformative Policy subcommittee strategies:

  • Pass the curb bill to allow safe street design
  • Adopt the Vision Zero ordinance
  • Expand automated speed enforcement
  • Gain approval for municipal speed limit setting
Members:

Transformative Policy subcommittee members:

  • Mayor’s Office
  • Managing Director’s Office
  • Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability
  • Philadelphia City Planning Commission
  • Streets Department
  • Department of Planning and Development
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Safe Vehicles

Vision Zero supports strategies that encourage all Philadelphians to use the safest vehicles possible for daily trips – with transit, biking, and walking as the priority. These strategies are critical to a successful Vision Zero program and advanced by many partners in this effort, though an organized subcommittee is not currently in place.

Strategies:

Safe Vehicle strategies:

  • Support transportation options that reduce driving. 
  • Pursue the latest safety features in all Vision Zero partner fleet purchases and upgrades. 
  • Support safety with new and emerging mobility technologies and targeted messaging about the city’s vehicle fleet. 
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