Public Engagement Phase II is Still Live! Use this feedback form to share your input on the Draft Vision Zero Action Plan Update by May 4. Learn more about upcoming public engagement events and the Action Plan update process here.

Already completed the feedback form? Share it by forwarding this email to a friend who is interested in transportation safety!

Join us TONIGHT! Vision Zero Action Plan Update Community Meeting on Tuesday, April 28 from 7-8:30pm

Join county staff and community representatives on Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm for the virtual Vision Zero External Stakeholders Group (ESG) meeting. The objective of this meeting is to gather feedback on the draft Vision Zero Action Plan and the updated draft action items that will guide our path to zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. We will review the feedback that ESG organizations shared in February and how we incorporated it into the plan. All community members are encouraged to join the meeting. For more information and the meeting link view the event page.

The Vision Zero team will also be presenting an information item at the Transportation Commission meeting on Thursday, April 30, at 7PM. Tune in to hear a short presentation from the Vision Zero team on the Draft Action Plan Update and feedback directly from the Commission.

Route 50 Median Closures: Installed

In spring 2025, Arlington County collaborated with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to launch a safety pilot project at Route 50 & N/S Highland St to address a pattern of high-speed angle crashes involving turning vehicles. The pilot demonstrated significant crash reductions, reductions in vehicle speeds, and community support.

Given the positive results, Arlington and VDOT applied similar left turn and through restrictions to all unsignalized intersections on Route 50 between Filmore St and Glebe Rd, as well as a left turn restriction at Irving St (a Vision Zero Action Spot location) over the weekend. The turn and through restrictions will remain in place until the VDOT Route 50 STARS project installs a permanent median and intersection improvements in 2030. Route 50 & N/S Columbus St (located further west on the corridor), exhibits similar conditions and crash patterns. Therefore, the flex post closure was also be applied at N/S Columbus St.

Join Vision Zero at Bike to Work Day Rosslyn!

Registration is now open for Bike to Work Day! Join thousands of commuters across the region this May and celebrate biking as a safe, friendly way to get around.

Register for a pit stop near you to get goodies and this year's collectible BTWD t-shirt. Pit stops are located all over Arlington, and beyond. If you’ll be traveling near Rosslyn, look out for the Vision Zero team’s table with education materials and giveaways.

Register for Bike to Work Day online today.

Request a Vision Zero Lawn Sign

Meet Arlington’s Vision Zero mascot: the Cautionary Snail. While traffic safety is a serious issue that impacts people deeply each day, this friendly mascot helps share the message of slowing down in a fun and approachable way.   If you would like a Vision Zero lawn sign, you can contact jselander@arlingtonva.us for more information on how you can pick up a sign from the County's offices located in Courthouse! Supplies are limited as we are still gauging the community's interest in this initiative.

Below are updates regarding other ongoing construction and installations:

Pilot Safety Projects:

• Tactical Speed Humps:
  • Replacement asphalt speed cushions coming soon on 15^th St N
• Leading Through Intervals
  • Washington Blvd & 10^th St N - Installed
  • Wilson Blvd & N Lynn St – Installed
• Speed Management Pilot Safety Project
  • S Courthouse Rd, 5th St S to 8th St S – Installed
  • 10^th St N, Arlington Blvd to Washington Blvd- Installed
  • Williamsburg Blvd, N Edison St to N George Mason Dr – Installed
  • N Meade St, Fairfax Dr to 14^th St N - Upcoming
  • Washington Blvd, Arlington Blvd Ramp to N Pershing Dr- Upcoming
  • S Hayes St, Army Navy Dr to 15^th St S- Upcoming
  • S Walter Reed Dr, S Pollard St to S Wakefield St - Upcoming
  • S George Mason Dr, 4^th St S to Columbia Pike- Upcoming

High-Injury Network Safety Audits:

• 23^rd St S – Audit upcoming April 2026
• S Glebe Rd – Documentation upcoming Spring 2026
• Army Navy Dr – Documentation upcoming Spring 2026

Quick-Build Safety Projects:

• 19th Rd N & N Westmoreland St (Tactical Improvements) – Project cut sheet coming soon
• Westbound Langston Blvd & N Scott St – Project cut sheet coming soon
• Westbound Langston Blvd & N Quinn St (Tactical Improvements) – Project cut sheet coming soon
• S Walter Reed Dr & S Pollard St – In construction
• S Walter Reed Dr & S Lorton St – In construction

Capital-Driven Safety Project Updates:

• Columbia Pike Forward Improvements Complete
  • The Columbia Pike Multimodal Street Improvement project implemented much needed upgrades to pedestrian, transit, vehicle, and utility infrastructure to transform Columbia Pike into a safe, vibrant, walkable and transit-friendly main street. Recently, substantial improvements were completed along the corridor.

Signal Phasing Modifications

• N Langston Blvd & N Pollard St – Applied split phasing.

Visit the Vision Zero Safety Projects page to learn more about safety-driven quick build projects, capital projects, pilot projects, High-Injury Network safety audits, and more.

Also, check out our Crash Data Dashboard that shows crash data over the last 10 years, how and where we implement safety tools from the multimodal safety toolbox, our various safety initiatives, speed reduction corridors, and where we are doing outreach/engagement.