Navigating the Journey to Safer Communities

 

Key Findings for the Safe System Approach
March 12, 2024 • 1 minute read
Cover image for ITE Journal, The Journey to Safer Communities issue.

Navigating the Journey to Safer Communities

 

Key Findings for the Safe System Approach
March 12, 2024 • 1 minute read
What are the game-changers in safety that are moving the needle, and what has deterred us from using some of them? In this month’s ITE Journal, check out some stirring key findings from the TRB Safe System roundtable, featuring one of our national safety experts, Meghan Mitman. In collaboration with Rachael Thompson Panik from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Leah Shahum from the Vision Zero Network, see how they weave paradigm-shifting frameworks into day-to-day efforts.

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