b'COMPLETE STREETSBy Glenn A. OConnor, Strategic Advisor, Elevated Living Ltd. and Lawrence Stasiuk Designing Safer Streets Puts People FirstThe following article was originally published in Municipal World magazine in May 2022.V ision Zero was launched in Sweden in 1997 to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries. Since then, many municipalities around the world have followed Swedens direc-tion. This year, municipal elections across Canada will provide an opportunity to look at ways that campaigns can encourage candi-dates to examine broader issues. Road safety should be a key issue.The Ontario-based Share the Road Cycling Coalition created The Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) Award Program in 2010 in partnership with the League of American Bicyclists. The program helps communities evaluate how bicycle-friendly they are based on four categories, often referred to as the four Es: Engineering, Education, Encouragement, and Evaluation and Planning.Despite the progress, in 2018, more than 330 pedestrians were killed in road traffic collisions in Canada. In addition, on average, there are 74 cyclist fatalities per year in Canada. These statistics are alarming. We need to address these statistics and we need safer streets. Streets are not just for motorists; they are a place where vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists must safely co-exist. Unfortunately, there have been far too many fatalities that could have been prevented with safer, more engaging streets that put people first. Times have changed along with peoples needs. We now have the knowledge to design safer streets, and there is no reason to delay.14 2022/23 OALA SOURCE GUIDE'