Vision Zero: Maps Fuel Funding for Equitable Traffic Safety in Louisville Avoiding automobile crashes starts with attentive drivers. But there’s also a growing call to reengineer streets where fatalities and serious injuries chronically occur. Road safety is a national priority. “Traffic crashes cost tens of thousands of American lives a year—a national crisis on our roadways—and everyone has an important role to play in addressing it,” said US secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg in February 2023 at the launch of a call to action. “Today we are asking all Americans—including private industry, nonprofit and advocacy organizations, and every level of government—to join us in acting to save lives on our roadways.” In Louisville, Kentucky, the government has made a commitment to end road fatalities by 2050. To start this initiative, staff used GIS technology to identify high-risk locations based on crash analysis and roadway design. These locations were then compared with data on vulnerabilities in communities. The conclusion: Harm has happened at higher rates in disadvantaged areas. This data and accompanying maps then became Louisville’s call to action. The analysis appeared in the city’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application, developed in partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Palmer 32 Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, hugs the Ohio River.
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