October 22, 2025
The Trenton Vision Zero Plan is designed to guide the implementation of a Vision Zero policy for the City with the ultimate goal of making Trenton a safer place to live, work, learn, and play by eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.
The Trenton250 Master Plan, created in 2017, identified Trentonians’ desire to establish a Vision Zero policy under the “Make Trenton Roads Safer for All” initiative. In response, DVRPC worked with partners from the City of Trenton and beyond to create the Trenton Vision Zero Plan. Trenton’s Vision Zero work has been building alongside other Trenton transportation initiatives for several years and directly supports the recent New Jersey Target Zero Commission Bill to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries in the state by 2040 and DVRPC’s Regional Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries in the region by 2050.
The Trenton Vision Zero Plan marks a commitment to shift Trenton’s safety culture toward one that fully embraces the Safe System Approach to roadway safety. It is designed to guide the implementation of a Vision Zero policy for the City with the ultimate goal of making Trenton a safer place to live, work, learn, and play by eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. DVRPC staff conducted a citywide crash analysis to develop the High Injury Network (HIN), which shows that 75% of crashes that result in death or serious injury occur on just 16% of Trenton’s roads. The project team and stakeholders then identified priority corridors on which they conducted high-level analyses of the crash trends and identified potential improvements. The report concludes with a framework for how to continue the work of Vision Zero, including a timeline, strategies, and guidelines for developing action items. View the report.