Vision Zero Columbus Project Successful

One Year Out, Lives Improved
by Keziah Olsen, LASN

By investing in and protecting active transportation, the city of Columbus is already seeing dramatic safety improvements only one year into this federally funded project. Photo Credit: Columbus Department of Public Service

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By investing in and protecting active transportation, the city of Columbus is already seeing dramatic safety improvements only one year into this federally funded project. Photo Credit: Columbus Department of Public Service

One year into Vision Zero Columbus, the city is already reaping the benefits of efforts to improve safety along major streets. The project's main portion transformed six vehicle lanes into four vehicle lanes and two protected bike lanes. NACTO reported that excessive speeding fell by 89%, car crashes were reduced by 54%, no bike or scooter crashes were reported, and active transportation trips surpassed 12,000 since May of this year.