City of Madison: Vision Zero
Mar 05, 2025 12:10 PM
Yang Tao
City of Madison: Vision Zero

YANG TAO is the Director of the City of Madison’s Traffic Engineering Division, which has over 150 employees and is responsible for the City’s pedestrian, bicycle and motor vehicle transportation systems. 

Yang will talk about the City of Madison’s Vision Zero Initiative, an innovative strategy aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all road users in Madison. He will discuss the progress the City has made so far, such as implementing the Safe System Approach, enhanced public engagement, the new Safe Streets Madison Program, speed management, and the team’s successful efforts on securing over $10 million of safety related federal grant funding. Yang will also share lessons learned along the way.