FSS members joined the NYS Safe Streets Coalition in Albany today to urge passage of four bills, including the Speed Limiters for Reckless Drivers bill so that we can #StopSuperSpeeders. The NYS bill prompted other states across the country to introduce similar legislation.

In a moving guest article for BikePortland, FSS member Sarah Risser shared her journey of placing signs at the sites of every deadly crash in the Portland, Oregon, creating a stark reminder of the human lives lost to the city’s dangerous streets. Through this project, Risser sought to bring visibility to the issue of road safety, hoping that the simple yet powerful act of placing signs would awaken the public to the severity of the situation. This project, however, was more than just a memorial. It became a call for change, urging people to reconsider the normalization of traffic deaths.

Sangeeta Badlani and others from the FSS NJ chapter stood with Governor Phil Murphey as he signed legislation to create the nation’s first Target Zero Commission. Through tireless advocacy and collaboration, FSS helped establish this landmark initiative aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero.

The Target Zero Commission brings together experts, lawmakers, and community leaders to strategize and implement actionable plans to make New Jersey's streets safer for everyone. FSS’s role in this effort highlights the power of survivor-led advocacy, as our members’ stories continue to inspire systemic change.

Families for Safe Streets is honored to have contributed our input and support in shaping the recommendations in the new Vision Zero Network Fair Warnings report.

Thank you to our member Dr. Anna-Cornelius Schecter for bravely sharing her story and her testimony to FSS work at our 10 year anniversary celebration. Amy Cohen, Mary Beth Kelly and others shared about FSS’ incredible legislative and policy wins in New York and across the country. From advocating for stronger protections to supporting communities affected by traffic violence, we’ve made real progress—but the work isn’t done. Here's to a decade of impact and continued progress ahead.

After a decade long fight, NYC will finally get a proven solution to reduce congestion and save lives. Ten years ago, Mary Beth Kelly spoke out in favor of Congestion Pricing. Now, FSS stands with dozens of organizations to thank Governor Hochul for finally making it a reality — with a full-page ad in The New York Times.

Amy Cohen speaks to Chuck Marohn on Strong Towns about the importance of using both data and personal stories to drive change, some of Families for Safe Streets’ recent initiatives, and advice for local advocates on how to support people who have lost loved ones to traffic violence. Learn how victim-led advocacy can change the conversation in the fight for safe streets.

More than 70 communities in 29 states and Washington DC marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in the United States. FSS members, advocates, and community leaders organized rallies, memorial walks and bike rides, candlelight vigils, visual installations with shoes and flags to represent those killed in traffic crashes and called on leaders across all levels of government to implement life-saving safety measures. Mayors and other local and state elected leaders participated in many of the events, accompanied by people whose children, parents or friends had been killed or severely injured in crashes that could and should be prevented in the future. Check out the coverage in Forbes. Over 100 media outlets covered the events. Read the WDoR recap of events in the US.

FSS DC member Jessica Hart’s petition urging USDOT to include the danger of vehicles to those outside of them garnered over 47,000 signatures and today NHTSA issued new rules improving the New Car Assessment Program that rates the safety of vehicles to inform consumer choice to do just that.

FSS Co-Founder Amy Cohen joined Walk SF Jodie Medeiros and Kea Wilson from Streetsblog USA for a conversation on how to get government at all levels to take action for safer vehicles. Check out the webinar.

Eight months after surviving a horrific crash where she was not expected to live, FSS California member Anna Cornelius-Schecter shares her story in Next City and demands action for safer vehicles — starting with mandating anti-speeding tech in the federal fleet.

“This past February, right after the Super Bowl ended, I said goodbye to my friends and shared how excited I was to ride my new bicycle home. When I hadn’t texted my friends to confirm I’d arrived home safely, they checked my shared location and saw that I was in the hospital. There was nothing I could have done to prevent the near-deadly crash. But our leaders could be doing more to protect us all from this kind of random suffering.”

Portland’s FSS chapter joined with Bike Loud to honor two cyclists who were killed a few hours and miles apart from each other in NE Portland — demanding that cycling be safer so that 25% of travel in Portland to be done by bicycle by 2030. Check out the coverage.

FSS members share about the power of storytelling on the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety’s webinar. Check out the Heartbreak to Hope webinar.

FSS member Jessica Hart was featured last night on PBS News Hour, sharing her daughter Allie’s story, who was killed by a driver while biking in a crosswalk. Learn more about Allie’s story and potential NHTSA and IIHS regulations to reduce pedestrian fatalities.

Thanks to the hard-fought work of FSS and Transportation Alternatives, Governor Hochul signed the reauthorization and expansion of the red light camera program into law.

FSS members in New York attended Community Board 1 to speak in support of the 20 mph regional slow zone south of Canal Street. FSS successfully fought for NYC to lower speed limits with passage of Sammy’s Law by the NYS legislature but now it’s up to the NYC Department of Transportation to implement it.

Listen to the Mechanic of Transportation podcast to learn about FSS efforts, the new virtual StoryMap memorial, the call to action for safer vehicles, and what others can do to help make streets safer.

FSS efforts with America Walks to get anti-speeding technology on fleet vehicles, starting with the federal fleet featured in Streetsblog USA.

Listen to Professor Regina Bateson, Amy Cohen & Aly Gellar on the Keep Kids Alive Podcast. The conversation explores how personal narratives drive policy change, the role of community support, and the FSS story map that honors victims of traffic violence.

Kingston NY FSS member Rose Quinn on Radio Kingston’s O+ Radio Hour — discussing World Day of Remembrance, Families for Safe Streets, ghost bike memorials, the effort to lower speeds to 25 mph, and The Speed of Silence - a documentary in the making, highlighting the tragic impact of traffic violence in Ulster County. Through powerful personal testimonies, the film highlights the urgent need for change and the deafening silence from officials in response to community pleas for safer streets.