Helsinki has gone a whole year without a traffic death. Here’s why

This video is part of: Centre for Urban Transformation

Helsinki has just gone 12 months without a single traffic death – thanks in large part to a multi-year project to improve traffic safety. Here’s what that programme involved. To best serve urban residents, transport planning should be embedded within the social and physical fabric of cities. The concept of ‘place-based mobility’ can help do this, and it’s one of the approaches championed by the Davos Baukultur Alliance, an initiative dedicated to fostering sustainable, vibrant and resilient cities.

Helsinki has just gone 12 months without a single traffic death – thanks in large part to a multi-year project to improve traffic safety. Here’s what that programme involved.

To best serve urban residents, transport planning should be embedded within the social and physical fabric of cities. The concept of ‘place-based mobility’ can help do this, and it’s one of the approaches championed by the Davos Baukultur Alliance, an initiative dedicated to fostering sustainable, vibrant and resilient cities.