March 6, 2023

Vision Zero Council Continues Work to Eliminate Roadway Injuries and Fatalities in CT

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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is encouraging the public to attend upcoming Vision Zero Council meetings to learn more about ongoing efforts to reduce roadway injuries and fatalities in Connecticut, and how to participate in future subcommittee meetings. Council meetings are also recorded and will be available to those who can’t attend during the scheduled meeting time. The Vision Zero Council will hold its first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, March 7, at 10 a.m.

The Vision Zero Council, an interagency group created by the legislature in 2021, focuses on ways to improve safety across all modes of transportation. The Council comprises the state Departments of Transportation, Public Health, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Motor Vehicles, Education, Aging and Disability Services, Office of Early Childhood, and the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney. The Council’s goals are to recommend policies that leverage new technologies and partnerships to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, and passengers.

Throughout 2022, the Council met numerous times and formed subcommittees in Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and Equity, soliciting feedback from various stakeholders and subject matter experts. As a result of these meetings and recommendations from the subcommittees, the Council transmitted a series of policy proposals to the Connecticut General Assembly, many of which are under consideration during this current legislative session.

Last year, 385 people were killed on Connecticut roadways, and more than 1,400 people were seriously injured. Thus far, in 2023, more than 45 people have been killed.

The first meeting of the Vision Zero Council in 2023 will be held virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. Members of the public can register for this meeting and all future meetings by visiting the upcoming calendar of meetings located on the homepage of ct.gov/dot. All meetings are recorded and later posted online on the CTDOT YouTube Channel.

To review previous presentations, meeting minutes, and all Vision Zero Council news and updates, visit portal.ct.gov/DOT/VisionZeroCouncil.

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