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From 2013 to 2023, 3,200 pedestrians and bicyclists were killed or injured by cars and trucks traveling Rochester’s streets, nearly 300 per year. Eighty died.
While a nationwide phenomenon, per-capita crashes in Rochester exceeded those in Buffalo, Syracuse and Yonkers; Albany’s crash incidence was slightly higher. On fatal crashes, Rochester tops the list.
Last June, Mayor Malik Evans announced that Rochester would embrace a national initiative called Vision Zero. It aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.
To focus community attention on this important issue, the Rochester Beacon will be hosting a public forum on Feb. 12 in the Gleason Auditorium at the Central Library.
Mayor Evans, Councilmember Mitch Gruber, Cody Donahue from Reconnect Rochester, and others will be joined by Juan Martinez, a member of the Vision Zero Network’s Advisory Committee. Previously, Martinez served as the director of Traffic Operations Policy at the New York City Department of Transportation, where he led policy development of several of the agency’s Vision Zero efforts. As general counsel and legislative director at Transportation Alternatives, Martinez promoted New York City’s speed camera program and its adoption of Vision Zero.
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust and Passero Associates are sponsors of the event.
It is free to attend the event, but registration is required and the number of people who can attend is limited. Registration will start Monday morning. Look for an email inviting you to register, or go to our Events page.
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