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START FROM THE START! Our Newsletters Began in 2022, so that’s where our archived newsletters begin.
August 19, 2022 - Safe Omaha Streets: Our Inaugural Newsletter - Includes:
Welcome to the First SOS Newsletter
A Conversation With Omaha’s Vision Zero Coordinator - Jeff Sobczyk
SOS Featured on Car Free Midwest Podcast
September 13, 2022 - Interview with Tom Everson and So Much More! - Includes:
Interview with Tom Everson of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25
SOS Investigations
Roundabouts on Farnam
What We’re Reading
Overheard at City Council
October 24, 2022 - A Red Light for Red Light Cameras in Omaha - Includes:
New Blog Post: A Red Light for Red Light Cameras in Omaha
Omaha’s Active Master Mobility Plan
Nebraska’s Current Fatality Traffic Toll
Overheard at the Mayor’s Active Living Advisory Committee
November 17, 2022 - Vision Zero Meeting & the Difficulty of Data - Includes:
New Blog Post: The First Meeting of the Vision Zero Technical Advisory Committee
The Data of Death
E-scooters and ERs, Citizen-driven Enforcement, and Lincoln’s Safety Assessment
Nebraska’s October Fatality Toll
Resources & What We’re Reading
December 13, 2022 - The Difficulty of Data, VZ Update, Alcohol, and Daylighting - Includes:
New Blog Post: The Difficulty of Data
Vision Zero Update
Traffic Signal Improvements & Safety Videos
New report on alcohol-related fatalities
Daylighting Intersections
January 9, 2023 - Vision Zero Updates, Distracted Driving, a Survey, and So Much More - Includes:
New Blog Post: Vision Zero Update - Guiding Principles & Focus Areas
Omaha’s Traffic Data in Visual Form
Travels With Vision Zero
Pedestrian Deaths Hit a 7-year High in Omaha in 2022
Distracted Driving Press Release from NDOT
Survey: How Does it Feel to Drive in Omaha?
January 27, 2023 - Here’s How to Navigate Omaha’s Vision Zero Efforts and So Much More - Includes:
New Blog Post: Navigating Omaha’s Vision Zero Efforts
Take Our Survey on How it Feels to Drive in Omaha
Listen for SOS on Classical 90.7 KVNO
Our First Public Records Request
What We’re Reading & Watching
February 17, 2023 - Mayoral Leadership & Vision Zero, Media Coverage, and Equity - Includes
New Blog Post: Vision Zero Update: The Problems, The Solutions, and The Focus Groups
SOS in the News
The Tufts UEPodcast, Vision Zero, & Equity
What We’re Reading About Mayoral Leadership
Current Traffic Fatality Toll for Omaha
March 17, 2023 - Crosswalks, Podcasts, and Road Audits - Includes
New Blog Post: Crosswalks in Omaha, Myth or Reality, Boom or Bust?!
Listen to the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Podcast
Quotes of the Month
Vision Zero in other Cities - A Review
Upcoming Road Safety Audits
March 29, 2023 - Citizen-driven Enforcement, Vision Zero, Diversity & More - Includes
New Blog Post: Perception vs Reality & Citizen-Driven Complaints
Vision Zero Update
Quotes of the Week
Does Legalizing Marijuana Contribute to Traffic Fatalities? Maybe!
Don’t forget to listen to the KKAD25 Podcast!
April 16, 2023 - Roundabouts, Vision Zero, Motorcycles & More! - Includes:
New Blog Post: Where do We go from Here & My Roundabout Naivety
New Blog Post: Progress Updates on Omaha’s Vision Zero Efforts
One more roundabout article. . .
A motorcycle thread about helmets and safety. . .
What’ We’re Reading - Fair Fares and public transit
March’s Fatality Toll for Nebraska
May 31, 2023 - Upcoming DIY Volunteer Road Safety Audit, and Another NW Radial Fatality - Includes
Blog Post: The Updated Crash Forms and How they Influence Vision Zero
Another NW Radial Fatality
Get Ready to Participate in our Road Safety Audit
What We’re Reading About the Future of Transportation
Nebraska’s April Fatality Toll
July 16, 2023 - Vision Zero Update, Our Road Safety Audit, Metro Holiday Hours, and Announcements - Includes
Vision Zero Update
Road Safety Audit
SOS in the News
Metro Holiday Hours
Speaking of Buses
Announcements
August 14, 2023 - Vision Zero Open House - Includes
Vision Zero Open House
Vision Zero Update
Up Next, the Road Safety Audit results
October 16, 2023 - Last TAC Meeting & Our Audit - Includes:
Last Meeting of the Vision Zero TAC
PRESENTING the full Road Safety Audit Report for 72nd
November 27, 2023 - Vision Zero Passes, Vulnerable Users & So Much More! - Includes:
New Blog Post: Omaha’s Vision Zero Action Plan passes unanimously. Also, the Scrum about the word Equity.
Vision Zero and SOS in the News
Approaching Advocacy Like Research
Road Safety Audit Update
What We’re Reading: The Strategic Highway Safety Plan Vulnerable Road User Assessment 2023
January 5, 2024 - Year End Review, MUTCD, and our Road Safety Audit Template! - Includes:
Road Safety Audit update and template
Woo Hoo! The updated MUTCD is out!
Congratulations to Alex Mendoza
SOS’s End of Year Review
15 April, 2024 - SOS on the Chronicle, Vote on the Metro Board & So much more! - Includes:
Weigh in with a vote for the new Regional Metropolitan Transit Board of Omaha
Pick up a brick
SOS on the Chronicle
A visit to Roam Share
A meeting with Lt. Flynn
What we’ve been up to. . .
12 July 2024 - New Crosswalk Blog Posts, Bus Bench Contract, & More! - Includes:
Crosswalk installation demonstrations - two new blog posts
SOS on the news!
Have your say in Community Egagement
Bus Benches on the Mend
Traffic Deaths on the Rise in Nebraska