Why Vision Zero?

2025 was the deadliest year on the roads of Kjipuktuk (Halifax) in a decade, with 20 people confirmed to have been killed as of August 2025. This is unacceptable. Our elected officials have a moral and legal imperative to act in the public interest with public money and prevent avoidable deaths.

Most crashes happen on a small number of streets - they are predictable and preventable. Speed, road and vehicle design, and behaviour - not “accidents” - cause injuries and deaths. Vision Zero means building, redesigning or adapting our streets so mistakes don’t cost lives. Vision Zero is not “expensive” - it is a cost saving methodology which can prevent multiple levels of costs arising from crashes, car dependency, and personal harm.

Our focus:

Safe Speeds - lower/self enforcing speed limitsSafe streets and design - human-centred street design, for people not just cars

Safe land use - safe neighbourhood design and complete communitiesSafe people - education,  community partnerships

Post crash response - learning from collisions and improving emergency care 

Equity - safety needs of children, people with disabilities and seniors a priority

We are calling on our municipal government to cut traffic deaths and serious injuries in half by 2030, and stay on track to eliminate them entirely. Help us reach this goal.