What’s Needed to Ensure Equitable Safety Investments for All Road Users?

Sunday, April 2, 2023

1:30pm – 3:00pm PDT

Location: Room 605

Track Leader(s)

Stephanie Shaw

Safety Advocate
NTSB
Washington, DC
Tara Gill

Senior Director State and Federal Government Relations
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Washington, DC

Moderator(s)

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Leah Shahum (she/her/hers)

Director
Vision Zero Network
Oakland, CA

Speaker(s)

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Scarlet Neath (she/her/hers)

Policy Research Manager
Center for Policing Equity
Tara Gill

Senior Director State and Federal Government Relations
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Washington, DC
Michelle DuBarry (she/her/hers)

Member
Families for Safe Streets
Portland
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Venu Nemani
Jessica Nguyen (she/her/hers)

Senior Planner
ChangeLab Solutions

The principles underpinning the Safe System approach are that death and serious injury are unacceptable, humans make mistakes, the human body has a limited physical ability to tolerate crash forces, responsibility is shared, and all parts of the system must be strengthened so that if one part fails, all road users are still protected. From vehicle and road design to public policy and traffic laws, safety equity must be at the forefront. An expert panel will discuss the actions necessary to ensure safe roads for all.