Safety by Design

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Vision Zero can be achieved through safer and livable streets in Edmonton. This safe systems approach combines engineering, education, engagement, enforcement, and evaluation to create safe, livable streets for everyone. Safe Mobility Engineering looks to build new streets or improve older ones with features that help prevent or reduce the severity of mistakes.

Safe Crossings Dashboard

Use the Safe Crossings Dashboard to explore current and future projects to improve street safety and livability for all road users.

Safe Crossings Dashboard

Safe Crossings Program

Safe crossings are essential to community connectivity, safety, and livability. Since Vision Zero was adopted in 2015, over 375 crossings have been upgraded.

To achieve safer streets for all residents, Safe Crossings Program selects crossings in need of improvement and upgrades them using proven, effective and innovative tools.

Use the Safe Crossings Dashboard to explore planned upgrades. Use the Safe Streets Map to explore this and other programs that improve street safety.

What’s new about the Safe Crossings Program?

The Safe Crossings program is expanding with approximately 400 crossing locations scheduled to be upgraded over the next four years from 2023-2026.

There are 100 safe crossing projects confirmed for 2023, including:

20 curb extensions
10 median refuges/two stage crossings
26 rapid flashing beacons
15 overhead amber flashers
18 pedestrian signals
1 full signal, and
10 raised crosswalks

How can I report a crossing that feels unsafe?

Please call 311 to report your experience or concerns about unsafe crossings.

There are a number of programs available that you might be interested in to help make streets, and crossings, safer! Visit Get Involved for more information.

How can I help make roads safer for people who are walking, rolling, and riding?

Aggressive driving behaviours such as speeding, following and passing too closely, and distracted driving are top safety concerns to Edmontonians.

Be aware, patient, predictable, and kind to make roads safer for everyone.

Learn more at edmonton.ca/SidebySide.

Safety at Schools

The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Police Service work together with Edmonton’s school boards to encourage safe behaviours around schools using enforcement, road design and engineering, community activation and engagement, and more.

School safety is improved with zebra crossings, stop signs, pavement markings, retro-reflective sleeves, and flashing beacons.

Schools can also work with the City to encourage safe behaviours around their school using the Vision Zero School Kit.

How many schools have been upgraded?

Since Vision Zero was adopted in 2015, 237 school areas have been reviewed and redesigned to increase safety and livability using countermeasures that are tailored to the specific concerns at each school.

How are school safety improvements funded?

All projects are funded through the Traffic Safety Automated Enforcement Reserve, which uses automated enforcement funds to invest in safe and livable streets.

In 2020, $1.7 million was spent improving school safety; 48 schools were reviewed and 54 schools were improved with zebra crossings, stop signs, pavement markings, retro-reflective sleeves, and flashing beacons.

Source: Vision Zero 2020 Report

What projects are planned for 2023?

Use the Safe Crossings Interactive Map to explore projects that have been completed or are underway.

Vision Zero Street Labs

Vision Zero Street Labs create an opportunity to trial temporary traffic safety solutions on your streets by combining the expertise and power of Edmontonians and City of Edmonton staff to creatively address neighbourhood safety and livability concerns.

Each Street Lab is tailored to the unique needs of the community. You could convert a block to a shared street, add a parklet to narrow sections of the road and slow traffic, install curb extensions to shorten a crossing distance, or paint a crossing to capture the attention of drivers.

Curb Extension
Parklet
Painted Crosswalk
Wayfinding Signs
Shared Street

Victoria Promenade Project

Adjustments will be made to the Victoria Promenade Pilot Project based on community feedback.

We want to thank Edmontonians who have shared their experiences with us. We look forward to continuing to learn and evolve to support safe, equitable access for all.

Read the fall evaluation report, including technical analysis and public engagement results, at engaged.edmonton.ca/Victoria-Promenade.

For More Information

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