Join us to provide feedback on draft recommendations for the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan focused on eliminating severe injury and fatal crash in the Capital Region.
ALBANY, NY June 5, 2025 – The Capital Region Transportation Council (the Transportation Council) is hosting four public meetings (three in-person and one virtual) across the region in June 2025 to share and gather public feedback on the draft Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action recommendations, which contain several proposed policies, strategies, and capital projects to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes to an eventual goal of zero on all public roadways in the Capital Region. The proposed recommendations were informed by a systemic crash analysis and extensive public feedback.
Each of the public meetings will present generally the same content and provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about the draft recommendations in the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan, share feedback with the project team, and identify ways they can help advance the draft recommendations in their communities. All workshops will include family-friendly activities and light refreshments. Community members are encouraged to attend the public meeting that is most convenient for them.
- Troy, NY: Saturday June 14, 2025, from 9:00AM-2:00PM at the Troy Farmers Market, Troy, NY 12180. The project team will be staffing a table at the outdoor farmers market with interactive displays describing the draft recommendations in the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
- Albany, NY: Tuesday June 17, 2025, from 4:30-7:00PM in the Large Auditorium on the first floor of the Washington Avenue Branch Library located at 161 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. A brief presentation will be given at 5:00PM and again at 6:00PM for anyone interested in learning more about the recommendations in the draft Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
- Saratoga Springs, NY: Wednesday June 18, 2025, from 4:00-7:00PM at Tree House Brewing under the outdoor pavilion, located at 3376 US-9, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The project team will have several interactive displays describing the draft recommendations in the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
- Virtual Meeting via Zoom: Tuesday June 24, 2025, from 6:00-7:30PM. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at this session. To attend the virtual public meeting, please register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/ms326652
The Transportation Council welcomes all at these public meetings and understands that accessible meetings benefit people with and without disabilities. If you require any assistive technologies, language translation, American Sign Language interpretation, and/or adaptive strategies to attend and engage at these public meetings, please contact Liz Podowski King with Highland Planning at 585-649-1210 or liz@highland-planning.com at least three (3) business days in advance of the meeting you plan to attend.
The development of the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan is a collaborative effort between the Transportation Council and the Cities of Albany, Saratoga Springs, Troy, and Watervliet, as well as the Village of Green Island and was made possible by a $1.15 M grant from the Federal Highway Administration through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program. This effort includes all roadways within the Transportation Council’s planning area of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties (except the Town of Moreau and Village of South Glens Falls). The Plan will result in area speed limit recommendations and a prioritized listing of actionable projects including capital transportation projects.
Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address fatal and serious injuries. Vision Zero acknowledges that many factors contribute to safe mobility — including roadway design, speeds, behaviors, technology, and policies — and sets clear goals to achieve the shared goal of zero fatalities and severe injuries. This effort will be guided by the Safe System Approach, which builds and reinforces multiple layers of protection to both prevent crashes from happening in the first place and minimize the harm caused to people when crashes do occur. This approach shifts away from conventional thinking about safety because it focuses on both human mistakes AND human vulnerability, designing a system with many redundancies in place to protect everyone.
For more information about the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan and to provide feedback via an online comment form please visit: www.CapitalRegionVisionZero.org
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About the Transportation Council
The Capital Region Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the geographic area of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties (except the Town of Moreau and Village of South Glens Falls). The Transportation Council facilitates a transportation planning process as required by federal law and supported with federal funding.
The Transportation Council is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its metropolitan transportation planning process on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion.
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