Author: Sonya Breehey

CSG in VCN’s 2024 Our Common Agenda: Saving Pedestrian Lives

CSG in VCN’s 2024 Our Common Agenda: Saving Pedestrian Lives

The massacre on our roadways is the result of worsening speeding, larger vehicles like SUVs and trucks with limited visibility, increases in driver impairment and distraction, and roadway design that prioritizes cars’ speed over the lives of the Commonwealth’s residents. The tools to reverse this tragic trend are as simple as sidewalks and pedestrian refuges, but Virginia needs policy and resources to make a change.