Vision Zero improves street safety

2024 Permanent medians

The City will install permanent safety improvements.

Johnson St NE safety improvements

The City will install safety improvements using paint and bollards.

Overview

We know that a small number of our streets (9%) are where the majority (66%) of severe or fatal crashes are happening. These streets are called High Injury Streets. We know that the following people are overrepresented in severe and fatal crashes:

People walking
People rolling
Historically marginalized groups

See the high-injury streets map

Read the high-injury streets safety data

City street safety improvements

The City is installing quick-build safety improvements to make streets safer for everyone.

The goal of the Vision Zero program is to:

Make streets safer for all people
Reduce all crashes on our streets, especially severe and fatal
Create a more livable, walkable, and safer community for all

See Vision Zero resources

Safety treatment results

Minneapolis is currently studying the results of its Vision Zero safety treatments. But other cities have already found proven results.

In New York City:

33% reduction in pedestrian severe injuries
53% reduction in average left turn speeds
34% reduction in average right turn speeds

In Washington, DC:

71% reduction in conflicts between left-turning vehicles and pedestrians
10% reduction in average left turn speeds

Report traffic safety concerns

The City has created an interactive map. You can use it to report traffic safety concerns along high injury streets. Public feedback and crash data will help create safety improvements along high Injury streets. This is part of the Vision Zero capital program.

Report a concern