Who We Are

The Vision Zero Youth Council advocates for safe and sustainable mobility by focusing on the youth experience and supporting the prioritization of youth representation and involvement in decision-making spaces.

We believe that youth are the leading force for positive change in our society, and that we become stronger when we work together.

For this reason, our purpose is to create a network of youth activists to support Vision Zero efforts across the world.

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Our Story

The Vision Zero Youth Council was founded in December of 2014 in New York City after the deaths of three youth from the same middle school. These deaths severely impacted the entire community, bringing the founding group together in hopes of stopping these horrendous and preventable crashes.

 

The group began hosting monthly meetings at a local middle school to educate their peers on the statistics of road safety, how to be safe road users, and how to be vocal advocates for change. By partnering with other local organizations, the newly-formed Vision Zero Youth Council began speaking up for safer streets at the local, state, and national levels. 

 

Since then, the Vision Zero Youth Council has continued to grow, through local chapters across the U.S. and world.