Vision Zero: How can we reduce injuries and deaths on Rochester's streets?

By Evan Dawson,

Published February 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM EST

Four men wearing headphones sit around a table in a radio talk studio: the man front left has short brown hair and a brown mustache and beard and is wearing a light purple button-down shirt; a man back left with grey hair is wearing a grey sweater; a man back center has short black hair and is wearing glasses, a white button-down shirt, and a grey blazer; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a black button-down shirt, a grey checked blazer, jeans, and brown shoes — (foreground) Mitch Gruber, (background) Kent Gardner, and David Riley on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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What changes would you make to Rochester's streets to make them safer?

The city's new "Vision Zero" strategy aims to eliminate all traffic deaths and severe injuries. Proposed ideas include reducing speed limits, creating pedestrian priority zones, establishing a bicycle spine network, and more.

This hour, our guests preview an upcoming Vision Zero forum, while explaining the plan's costs and benefits. You can join the conversation with your ideas as well.

In studio:

Kent Gardner, member of the editorial staff at the Rochester Beacon and former chief economist at the Center for Governmental Research
Mitch Gruber, member of Rochester City Council
David Riley, principal transportation specialist with the City of Rochester