Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax

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A coalition of Kjipuktuk (Halifax) residents & community leaders united by a clear vision: no loss of life is acceptable on our roads. #VisionZero #SafeStreets. Image: @benmacleod.bsky.social. Website: https://visionzerohfx.ghost.io/

a cluster of traffic calming curbs create a wide refuge island, making a crossing safer for pedestrians
aerial image of a wide intersection, with two traffic calming curbs deployed in the middle to create a refuge island
the wide intersection of Lady Hammon Rd and Memorial Drive, location of a pedestrian crash on 14 January 2026. There are two lanes, but room for about four lanes
5.3.3 Vulnerable Road Users (extract from Road Safety Strategy 2024) Collisions involving people walking, rolling and cycling, are more likely to result in injuries or fatalities compared to collisions involving motor vehicles alone. These vulnerable road users make up four per cent of overall collisions that occurred between 2018 and 2023, however they were involved in 22 per cent of fatal and injury collisions. Vulnerable road users represent a diverse group of people with intersecting identities. The Road Safety Strategy will focus on evidence-based opportunities to improve road safety for vulnerable road users. Criteria for new marked crosswalks were reviewed in 2022, with safety identified as a guiding principle along with delay, equity, expectancy, consistency, connectivity, and pragmatism. Typical improvements for vulnerable road users will include new sidewalks, trails, protected bike lanes, lighting, and new and enhanced crosswalks.
Map showing pedestrian orientated commercial streets on the peninsula and Dartmouth, including Quinpool.
A white sticker next to a crosswalk beg button promoting an incident report form by QR code for near misses and close calls from dangerous driving. The headline reads "help make streets safer in the HRM".
Screenshot of the May 28, 2026 Transportation Standing Committee agenda which has been cancelled. Taken from https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/standing-committees/may-28-2026-transportation-standing-committee
Awareness raising from the Province of Nova Scotia: For crashes occurring at 40 km/h+, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are likely to result in serious injury or death.
Awareness raising from the Province of Nova Scotia: For crashes occurring at 40 km/h+, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are likely to result in serious injury or death.
A black and white poster with a QR code. The text says: Help make streets safer in HRM. Near misses matter - let’s capture them! Dangerous driving and unsafe conditions happen every day, but most incidents aren’t reported. Your 3–5 minute report can help us identify dangerous locations and support safer streets for everyone. Report things like: • Driver failed to yield • Close call at a crosswalk • Blocked sidewalk or bike lane • Speeding or aggressive driving • Unsafe intersection • Accessibility barrier • Crash or near miss To submit a report, scan the QR code or visit: https://forms.gle/cFLzkQ8zXaenwRYX6
A screenshot of the Halifax Regional Municipality collision map with an error message that says "too many records, try zooming in".
Image from google maps that shows the marked crosswalk where a 16-year-old male was struck by the driver of a taxi yesterday. This stretch of Wyse Road is a protected bike lane & the green "elephant's feet" markings are designed to alert drivers that cyclists may be crossing.
Cross-section image of an iceberg, with the small tip above the water line and the large body beneath it. The water is a vivid blue, the sky is blue & there are clouds and the iceberg is a pale blue/white. The image is beng used to illustrate that deaths and serious injuries from road violence are the tip of the iceberg and dangerous driving causes many more near misses that people witness daily. We want to capture those incidents, starting next week.
video still image showing driver turning left on green approaching from behind the pedestrian, who is looking ahead. The vehicle is just a few feet away from the pedestrian, about to turn through the latter part of the crosswalk (image from HRM video report)
extract from incident report attached to 2023 road safety report outlining incident where driver turning left at a signalized intersection on Hammonds Plains Rd struck a child being pushed on a bicycle, using a crosswalk