We've received a promising reply from staff re: the Broadway closure. TLDR: turn restrictions are coming to reduce rat-running on 10th and Ontario. We've emphasized the need for these restrictions to include physical barriers, not just signs. Will continue to keep folks posted!

“We’re actually really disappointed to see how much such a small cut has ravaged the public service, and how there’s still several rounds of layoffs to go.” Our volunteer @bollardfan.bsky.social on the huge impact Ken Sim's new budget will have on road safety. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

We have a lot of catching-up to do. It won't be enough to just start building cycling infrastructure again, let's build it faster and cheaper to create connected networks and spread the benefits to every neighbourhood.

The Militant Mothers of Raymur overpass is an essential piece of pedestrian infrastructure in the neighbourhood. Hope to see this resolved quickly!

Flipped vehicle crash at Broadway/Granville. Currently it's a 30 km/h construction zone because of the B-way subway. Once again, I'm on my "if you cause a vehicle to flip in the city, you should lose your license" bent. Yeah, allow appeals, but flipping a vehicle indicates excessive recklessness.

A VZV volunteer called in these stairs to 311. They're not only slippery but also the only route to the bus stop from the east. City came out and installed metal traction grating! No action yet on the ramp and accessibility requests, but this is an improvement for now. We love when 311 works!

Thankful no one was hurt in this horrifying crash. Our roads are designed for too much speed, our vehicles are too large and accelerate too quickly, our licensing system is practically a formality. This was a daycare, kids could have been in that yard. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

“We are disappointed. This motion was simple, it aimed to ensure that everyone, not just frequent transit riders but also snow-day transit users (like drivers who want to keep their car parked during a storm) have reliable transit access during harsh winters“ - Aman Chandi movementyvr.ca/vanco...

“We need to redesign our streets to put safety first above vehicle speeds. We know that incidents like we’ve seen on Hornby will continue to happen until there are multiple layers of protection in place in that area. And we think that the failure to act is complicity. ” 👏

You can help get this poor bus out of the snow! This Wednesday, February 4th, Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion to give snow clearing priority to transit trouble spots. We can't believe they don't do this already. council.vancouver.ca... 1/3

Just Vancouver things...

This workshop is about half full - still time to sign up or send to a friend!

us: 2 people have been hit since this detour started, can we get some communication, signage, and infrastructure upgrades? city: best we can do is politely ask drivers who visit our webpage about the detour to not use the bike routes we assume this is phase 1 and the modal filter is coming next??

Staff are aware. Hopefully something can be done

Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver has seen 4 recent incidents of driver incursions onto the sidewalk, one of which killed an infant. We're calling on the City to install bollards on Hornby to prevent this from continuously happening, and to serve as a pilot for expanded sidewalk protection.

Sad to learn that a cyclist was hit at 12th and Quebec yesterday, day 2 of this detour. I don't know the specifics of what led to that crash, but I sincerely hope we can see some quick action to ensure the local bikeways are a safe travel option - right now they're really not.

The one time I was full on hit by a car was when Burrard was briefly closed for an accident or maybe construction, and someone decided to treat Pine (one block over) as a replacement freeway, ran a stop sign and nailed me on my bike in the intersection at 14th. I was lucky to be only medium injured.

Budgies Burritos has set up a cheeky livestream of the crosswalk at Main and 8th, if anyone wants to see what it's like to cross a block away from the Worst Intersection in Metro Vancouver (and during the Broadway shutdown) m.twitch.tv/crosswalkspyin

It's rat runners all the way up to 16th from this, someone's going to get killed by one of these idiots. Remembering every single time I've seen them shut down a road out on the west side there are traffic barriers and signs for every side street, with enforcement.

Won't share screenshots for privacy reasons but we've already heard back from 3 councilors (from 3 different parties!) who agree with these issues and are raising them to staff. We'll keep folks posted!

Broadway is closed between Main and Quebec for four months. The city has done nothing to prevent rat-running on Ontario and 10th Ave bikeways, creating a giant mess. We'll be pressuring council and staff to fix this ASAP. www.youtube.com/shorts/UEfqo...

In 2020, Vancouver Council voted to protect kids by making 30 km/h zones all day around schools. All the city had to do was swap out the old signs. Nearly six years later, they're still not done. Drop pictures of old 8-5 signs in the replies, so we can show council that they need to step it up!

Many reasons to ban oversized trucks in Canada: 1. Safety. Deaths of pedestrians, cyclists, & other drivers has increased. 2. Road maintenance. Heavy vehicles means more frequent road repairs (higher taxes). 3. Parking. These trucks don't fit in parking stalls. @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli

With 2025 in the books, we take a look back over the last year for our annual Vancouver City Council Road Safety Report Card. 📝 How did each councillor score? Where did the mayor land? (Spoiler: at the bottom.) Read the full report card here: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/01/21/v...

Tragedy exposes weak standards. Canada lags the EU on vehicle size and pedestrian impact safety, and people are dying because of it. Rapid change means opportunity—align our vehicle rules with Europe now

Great thread. This tragedy is deeply frustrating, because as much as many of us (including Mayor Johnstone) work to make roads safer, when drivers are running over pedestrians in parking lots like this, it makes us feel pretty powerless. Province & feds must step in w/ vehicle size regulation.

A reminder a Japanese KEI carries move cargo in terms of space than your bloated GMC or Ford Ranger pick up

Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

GFL, a company that makes many of the garbage/recycling trucks in Metro Van, just announced they're moving their HQ from Canada to Florida to create more value for their stockholders. Their trucks are a safety nightmare. (1/3) investors.gflenv.com/English/news...

The CoV is planning to improve the 10th Ave Bikeway between Fir St and Birch St, including changes to traffic flow (1 way streets) and physical protection in places. This is a very welcome change, particularly at Granville St. #bikeyvr Consultations are open here: vancouver.ca/streets-tran...

Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the folks at CBC for having us on yesterday to talk about blindingly bright headlights! We were glad to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion on this topic get unanimous support at Vancouver Council this week

Glad to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion on headlight glare pass unanimously at Council today, with a good amendment from @sarahkirbyyung.bsky.social (on a resolution for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities).

We're hosting a workshop at Eastside Family Place in February all about getting around the city with kids - without a personal car. Looking forward to chatting with families and helping people troubleshoot their setups! Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/buses-bicy...

I'm so excited that @visionzerovancouver.ca has hired Margie as our first staff person! I believe in this org wholeheartedly and just signed up to donate monthly to help make an even bigger impact this year. Please consider doing the same!

oh my GOD please and thank you. talk about "vision zero" amirite

"...clocked at 147 km/h in the 80 km/h zone." 😵‍💫 We need automated speed enforcement. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Have you noticed headlights getting brighter? It's not just in your head. We're excited to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion at Council this week to take action on this issue. LED and HID headlights are increasingly popular, not to mention oversized vehicles with high nose heights...

A high school student was left with life-altering injuries crossing the street outside her school. Is the city doing enough to keep kids safe around schools? (Spoiler, no.) But it's fantastic seeing these high schoolers taking advocacy into their own hands! A great story, please read:

Congratulations to Vision Zero Vancouver on a huge win 🎉 As Ottawa looks to its 2026 elections, VZO has much to learn from our living-streets allies in Vancouver-who’ve achieved real wins despite an uphill battle with Ken Sim’s ABC council. Hiring your first staff is a big step. Onward to 2026!

New job alert 👀 So many people work incredibly hard in their free time to help us get shit done at VZV, I’m incredibly lucky to get this opportunity to dedicate myself full-time to our work. Still pinching myself that this is real honestly!

🎉Exciting News 🎉 as of last week, we've hired our first ever staff person! Anyone who's worked with us before will know @margiesanderson.bsky.social. She's been with us since day one, and is absolutely perfect for the role - 2026 will be a huge year! More on this, and a look back on 2025:

Justin we love you but as a chart enthusiast you're too smart to post charts with arbitrary start points and linear trendlines. Here's a couple we made, with the same data, that shows traffic fatalities are on the rise! But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵

And now, today, in Victoria. By the way, CHEK has by FAR the best coverage of the crash. The worst, by far, is Vic News, which reports it as a traffic disruption. The TC article is meh. cheknews.ca/pedestrian-h...

The worst part, not a single news outlet reporting on these tragedies is holding city officials and engineers feet to the fire and asking tough questions about why our streets are still designed to allow this. They're steno graphing for the police and not doing any journalism.

Two days after having this discussion about the danger oversized vehicles post to pedestrians, we are very sad to learn about a pedestrian killed by a pickup truck driver in North Van www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Thanks @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social for having us on this morning to talk about the safety concerns that come with ever-increasing vehicle sizes. Appreciate the opportunity to have this important discussion! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Very sad to hear about a fatal hit and run of a cyclist who was riding to work on Westminster Highway today. A really dangerous shoulder on this road, Richmond must do better. (1/2) www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

The Worst Intersection in Metro Vancouver is about to get even worse 😒 www.youtube.com/watch?v=j709...

"The woman killed crossing Lougheed Highway near Laity Street in Maple Ridge this week did not die because of a momentary mistake or unfortunate timing. She died because Lougheed Highway is a road that has been designed in ways that put human lives last." mapleridgenews.com/2026/01/06/l...

We wrote this post in September. With 5 pedestrians killed in the same area, we explained how the road design almost guaranteed it'd happen again. Today, we learn that another pedestrian has been killed at Lougheed and Laity St, the exact same spot where a pedestrian was killed in 2023 (1/5)