Evaluation of the Road Policy in the Light of Vision Zero in Jaworzno, Poland

Paweł Pistelok and Daniel Štraub
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Paweł Pistelok: Institute of Urban and Regional Development, Targowa 45, 03-728 Warsaw, Poland
Daniel Štraub: Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Cracow, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-20

Abstract: Vision Zero (VZ) is a systematic approach whose goal is to reduce the fatalities and serious injuries suffered in road accidents to zero, which was first adopted in Sweden in 1997. Besides assessing the policy implementation in the Polish town of Jaworzno, this paper applies VZ as a framework to describe transport policy development in Jaworzno. It concludes, that even without an explicitly defined strategical VZ document, the action taken by city officials in Jaworzno clearly overlaps with VZ, as evidenced in Sweden. Also, strong political commitment, clear leadership and a dynamic approach to adjust the development according to new evidence, show the city of Jaworzno to be a learning institution in its enhancement of road safety and its support of sustainable development.

Keywords: Vision Zero; road safety; transport planning; urban development; Jaworzno (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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