High-Injury Network Safety Audits Arlington's High-Injury Network includes roadways that have recently experienced concentrations of critical crashes. Staff conduct in-person safety audits to identify short- and long-term solutions to address issues along these corridors.
Action Spots As part of Action Item A3 in the Vision Zero Action Plan, Arlington conducts annual crash reviews to identify high-crash locations and implement targeted quick-build safety improvements for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. We call these "Vision Zero Action Spots."
Behavior Change Campaigns Arlington County launched the Behavior Change Campaigns in 2022 to promote safe travel behavior by educating the community on major risk factors, sharing messages through various local channels.
Automated Safety Enforcement Automated safety enforcement, identified in Arlington’s Vision Zero Action Plan as a tool to improve street safety, is implemented through the County’s PhotoRED and PhotoSPEED programs.
School Zones Arlington staff finalized school zone guidelines, updated the County Code to allow 20mph limits near schools, and have been retrofitting all school zones to align with these standards over the past three years.
Anti-Drunk Driving Initiatives Alcohol impairs a person’s ability to think, delays responses, and reduces coordination—all skills needed to safely operate a vehicle. Learn more about resources and initiatives that the County is working on to address driver impairment.
Critical Crash Response Arlington conducts quarterly, interdisciplinary reviews of severe and fatal crashes to identify and implement timely engineering, education, or enforcement responses.