Help make our streets and roads safer for everyone.

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is working to improve safety for everyone who uses our roads—especially for people who walk, bike, or roll. From 2017 and 2021, our region experienced 92 traffic-related deaths and over 580 serious injuries. Alarmingly, people walking, biking, and riding motorcycles—though involved in just 4% of crashes—account for 40% of all traffic deaths.

In response, we're launching a series of low-cost temporary road safety improvement projects in key areas identified through the Vision Zero Greater Portland action plan. Vision Zero is a bold, data-driven strategy to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and serious injuries by 2045. It prioritizes safe, comprehensive, and accessible transportation for everyone—especially the most vulnerable road users—by focusing on systemic solutions rather than blaming individual behavior.

These efforts aim to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities by 2045 and include strategies shaped by crash data, considerations of areas of perpetual poverty, and community concerns.

We want to hear from you.

Your feedback will help us evaluate these pilot projects and guide future improvements. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey and share your experiences and ideas for safer streets and roads in your neighborhood - before the demonstration projects are installed.

Together, we can build a safer, more connected region for all.


If you need to take the survey in a language other than English, email info@gpcog.org and include in the subject line: I need [LANGUAGE] translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey.” 

إذا كنت بحاجة إلى إجراء الاستبيان باللغة العربية، إرسل إيميل الى _info@gpcog.org_وتضمينه في 
سطر الموضوع: I need Arabic translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey.

Si vous devez répondre à l'enquête en Français, envoyez un e-mail à info@gpcog.org et incluez dans la ligne d’objet : I need French translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey. 

Se você precisa responder a pesquisa em Português, mande um e-mail  para info@gpcog.org e coloque como “assunto” a frase: I need Portuguese translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey. 

Hadi aad dooneyso inaad sahanka Afsoomaali ku qaadato, emaika info@gpcog.org ku dar maadada: I need Somali translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey. 

Si necesita responder la encuesta en español, envíe un correo electrónico a info@gpcog.org y en la línea del asunto incluya: I need Spanish translation for the Safe Streets for All Pre Installation Survey.

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* 1. The demonstration projects will take place in three areas:
  • Commercial Street, Portland (between Franklin Street and Dana Street)
  • Main Street, Saco (between Cutts Avenue and Water Street)
  • Route 1, Scarborough (between Little Dolphin Drive and Hannaford Drive)
Please select the area(s) you are familiar with so that you can answer survey questions related to those spots.

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