Vision Zero Workshop

Join us at 8:30am-11:30am on January 30 as municipal leaders engage in a moderated discussion about the projects and roadway safety strategies that they are using to implement local Safety Action Plans and achieve Vision Zero goals. We will review Vision Zero concepts and elements that have reduced fatal and serious injury crashes on roadways across the country. Local officials will share their experiences implementing local Safety Action Plans and the widely accepted principles of the Safe System Approach to make roadways safer.

Location: 350 Church Street, 1st Floor, Hartford, CT 06103

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Time: 8:30-11:30 am

 

Post Event Resources

Thank you for attending CRCOG’s Vision Zero Workshop on January 30, 2025.

Experts from state, regional, and local organizations provided an overview of Vision Zero concepts and strategies to eliminate deaths and injuries on roadways. Appointed and elected officials from local governments shared their experiences implementing transportation safety action plans. Special thanks to Shawna Kitzman of Toole Design for moderating the Panel Discussion, and to all guest speakers and their supporting staff!

Let’s keep the conversation moving forward until we reach our goal of zero. You can contact Rob Aloise, Transportation Planning Director, or Roger Krahn, Principal Transportation Engineer, with questions about CRCOG’s transportation planning efforts and the update to the regional transportation safety action plan, and Elizabeth Sanderson to discuss funding opportunities.

CRCOG is committed to bringing our members information they can use to improve lives across our region. Join us for our next event, a collaboration with Connecticut Main Street Center about transit-oriented development (TOD), on March 20, 2025. Learn more and register here.

We are pleased to share the following materials from the event, followed by links to additional resources to help you reach Vision Zero Goals in your communities.

Event Program and Presentations:

• Vision Zero Program Booklet with Links to Additional Resources
• Vision Zero Presentation – Watch For Me CT, presented by Amy Watkins, Program Manager, Watch For Me CT
  • This short video drives home the point that zero is an acceptable number when it comes to roadway deaths:  https://youtu.be/k2tOye9DKdQ
  • Watch this video that emphasizes the importance of redundancy: https://vimeo.com/346982843
• Vision Zero Presentation – CT DOT, presented by Balazs Szoke, Transportation Supervising Engineer/Project Manager in the Traffic Safety Engineering Group at Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT).
  • Video:
• Vision Zero Presentation – CRCOG , presented by Rob Aloise, Transportation Planning Director at Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG).
• Panel Discussion, moderated by Shawna Kitzman of Toole Design
  • Sharon Beloin-Saavedra, Alderwoman Ward 1, City of New Britain
  • Mayor Shari Cantor, Town of West Hartford
  • Fred Presley, Town Manager, Town of Wethersfield
  • Steve Stephanou, Town Manager, Town of Manchester

CRCOG resources:

• Regional Transportation Safety Plan (currently being updated)
• CRCOG Vision Zero/Safety Action Plan
• CRCOG Crash Data Dashboard
• CRCOG’s Complete Streets Plan Webpage

CRCOG Staff Contacts:

• Transportation Safety Planning and Vision Zero Task Force: Roger Krahn, Principal Transportation Engineer
• Infrastructure Funding: Elizabeth Sanderson, BIL Coordinator/Principal Program Manager – sign up to receive CRCOG’s Funding Newsletter!
• Traffic and Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Device (ATESD) On-Call Assistance: Anaka Maher, Senior Transportation Planner
• Rob Aloise, Transportation Planning Director
• Matt Hart, Executive Director

Road Safety:

• U.S. DOT FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures Webpage
• U.S. DOT Safety Webpage
• FHWA Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Watch For Me CT
• State of Connecticut Vision Zero Council Resources and News
• CT DOT Safe Routes to School
• CT Training and Technical Assistance Center (T2 Center)
• Vision Zero Network

Safety Action Plans in Action:

• Town of West Hartford Vision Zero Initiative
• City of New Britain Vision Zero Initiative
• City of Stamford Vision Zero Action Plan
• Town of Manchester’s Downtown Improvements Project
• Jersey City, New Jersey Vision Zero Initiative
• City of Hartford Slow Streets Program

Potential Funding Opportunities:

• U.S. Department of Transportation – Navigator Technical Assistance
• CRCOG BIL Funding Webpage
• CRCOG Transportation Planning Department Funding Webpage
• AARP Community Challenge Grant

Quick Build Demonstration Project Resources:

• CRCOG’s Complete Streets Plan Webpage
• CRCOG’s Quick Build Guide
• CTDOT’s Quick Build Complete Streets Demonstration Projects Policy for State Roads

CRCOG Public Safety Survey:

Your safety matters – and we want to hear from you! CRCOG has been awarded a USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant to enhance our region’s Regional Transportation Safety Plan. The new SS4A grant program aims to strengthen local safety planning through the Safe System approach and its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. We’re inviting YOU to help shape the plan by sharing your feedback! 

Use our interactive map and survey to pinpoint safety concerns in the Capitol Region. Together, let’s make our roads safer for everyone. Take the survey. 

https://crcog.org/safety-action-plan/