Durham Region says Vision Zero road-safety plan and report card won 2026 TAC award

Durham Region said it received the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) 2026 Road Safety Achievement Award for its Durham Vision Zero 2019–2024 Strategic Road Safety Action Plan and an accompanying report card.

The plan covers roads across Durham Region, including communities such as Clarington, and sets out priorities and measures the region says were aimed at reducing fatal and injury collisions during the 2019–2024 period.

According to Durham Region, the action plan identified eight priority areas: intersections; aggressive and distracted driving; young drivers; pedestrians; impaired driving; commercial vehicles; and cyclists.

Durham Region said the plan included co-ordinated countermeasures across engineering, enforcement, education and engagement, with defined budgets, timelines and staffing.

The region listed examples of infrastructure and operational changes that it said were part of the plan, including roundabouts, centre median barriers, transverse rumble strips, red light cameras, radar feedback signs, crossrides, leading pedestrian intervals and pedestrian crossovers.

Durham Region said the plan’s goal was a 10 per cent reduction in fatal and injury collisions on Durham roads over the five years it was in place. The region reported an 11 per cent reduction in fatal and injury collisions over that period.

The region also cited awareness efforts it said were included in the plan, including an anti-aggressive driving campaign, National Teen Driver Safety Awareness Week, Share the Road and a winter driving campaign.

Durham Region said a detailed Vision Zero report card evaluated outcomes and progress. It also said the program’s guiding principle is that “no loss of life on our roads is acceptable.”

The region’s announcement did not say when or where the award was presented.