/the-road-to-zero In 2015, 102 people died on Austin’s roads, the highest number the city had ever recorded to that point. No one has a clear answer as to why there was such a sharp uptick, but the city is working on finding ways to address the deadliest contributing factors.In this series, we explore the reasons why so many people are dying on Austin's roadways and what can be done about it.00000175-b316-d35a-a3f7-bbdeffe60000 en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:08:58 GMT /austin/2019-01-07/deaths-on-austin-roads-down-slightly-in-2018-two-years-into-traffic-safety-campaign Road deaths in Austin dropped slightly in the city’s second full year of a campaign for traffic safety.Seventy-four people died on city streets in 2018,� Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:08:58 GMT /austin/2019-01-07/deaths-on-austin-roads-down-slightly-in-2018-two-years-into-traffic-safety-campaign Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2018-05-16/two-years-after-vision-zero-when-will-austin-streets-be-safer-for-pedestrians Part 1 of a three-part seriesFourteen-year-old Alexei Bauereis had quit the backyard stunts like jumping from trees onto roofs and downhill skateboarding� Wed, 16 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT /transportation/2018-05-16/two-years-after-vision-zero-when-will-austin-streets-be-safer-for-pedestrians Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2016-05-13/for-first-responders-traffic-fatalities-take-an-emotional-toll Last year, 102 people died on Austin’s roads. All this week, we’ve been looking at the plan in our series � the Road to Zero.While we’ve heard the stories� Fri, 13 May 2016 21:37:18 GMT /transportation/2016-05-13/for-first-responders-traffic-fatalities-take-an-emotional-toll Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2016-05-13/whats-next-for-austins-vision-zero-plan This week, the Vision Zero draft plan moved through the city council’s Mobility Committee this week. The committee voted 3 to 1 to send it to the full� Fri, 13 May 2016 21:30:21 GMT /austin/2016-05-13/whats-next-for-austins-vision-zero-plan /austin/2016-05-13/to-end-traffic-fatalities-austin-says-it-takes-engineering-enforcement-education-and-you Francis Reilly is unique for an Austinite: he doesn’t have a car. He mostly rides his bike, but these days he mostly depends on the bus. To explain why,� Fri, 13 May 2016 11:46:11 GMT /austin/2016-05-13/to-end-traffic-fatalities-austin-says-it-takes-engineering-enforcement-education-and-you /austin/2016-05-12/in-austin-traffic-safety-improvements-come-to-those-who-ask This story is part of our series, The Road to Zero, which explores traffic deaths and injuries in Austin and the city's plan to prevent them.Traffic� Thu, 12 May 2016 22:13:37 GMT /austin/2016-05-12/in-austin-traffic-safety-improvements-come-to-those-who-ask /austin/2016-05-12/intoxicated-drivers-killed-39-people-in-austin-last-year-so-how-do-we-stop-them This story is part of our series, The Road to Zero, which explores traffic deaths and injuries in Austin and the city's plan to prevent them.She had� Thu, 12 May 2016 12:54:05 GMT /austin/2016-05-12/intoxicated-drivers-killed-39-people-in-austin-last-year-so-how-do-we-stop-them Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2016-05-11/the-decades-old-theory-behind-speed-limits-might-make-it-harder-to-change-them This story is part of our series, The Road to Zero, which explores traffic deaths and injuries in Austin and the city's plan to prevent them.High speeds� Thu, 12 May 2016 01:12:43 GMT /transportation/2016-05-11/the-decades-old-theory-behind-speed-limits-might-make-it-harder-to-change-them Ashley Lopez /austin/2016-05-11/to-battle-texting-and-driving-austin-police-turn-to-the-element-of-surprise Over the next few months, the Austin Police Department plans to step up enforcement of the city’s hands-free driving law, which prohibits talking or� Wed, 11 May 2016 13:33:20 GMT /austin/2016-05-11/to-battle-texting-and-driving-austin-police-turn-to-the-element-of-surprise Matt Largey /transportation/2016-05-11/why-driver-distraction-is-a-persistent-problem-that-defies-easy-solutions This story is part of our series, The Road to Zero, which explores traffic deaths and injuries in Austin and the city's plan to prevent them.On January� Wed, 11 May 2016 10:00:00 GMT /transportation/2016-05-11/why-driver-distraction-is-a-persistent-problem-that-defies-easy-solutions Matt Largey