Auditor finds PBOT's Vision Zero falls short on pedestrian safety

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Portland Bureau of Transportation will need to thoroughly evaluate whether their Vision Zero Action Plan to reduce traffic deaths and injury crashes is actually accomplishing its promised goals, the Portland City Auditor said in a report released Wednesday.

According to the report conducted by Portland City Auditor Simone Rede, PBOT has made improvements in reducing speeds in the city and designing safer streets, specifically in high-crash corridors. However...