Mixed-methods approach to describing Vision Zero initiatives in United States' municipalities.

ABSTRACT: Vision Zero (VZ) aims to reduce fatalities and serious injuries from road traffic crashes to zero through a Safe Systems approach. Little is known about the extent of uptake of VZ in the United States (US), or the attributes and functioning of the initiatives. Using a mixed-methods design, our objectives were to describe the status of VZ implementation and characteristics of those initiatives among US municipalities. Websites of all US municipalities with a population of at least 50,000 (n = 788) were searched to identify involvement in VZ. When initiatives were identified, we abstracted information from their website and other published documents, using a comprehensive framework of best practice VZ components. From the VZ initiatives identified, we interviewed representatives from 12 muni

SUBMITTER: Evenson KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594405 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature