Rochester has the highest traffic fatality rate of any mid-sized city in upstate New York according to state data and city officials are taking steps to course correct through street design, policies, technology and education.
Members of the ROC Vision Zero Task Force — formed as part of an initiative in 2024 — are considering systemic-level changes.
One of those changes, outlined in the task force’s latest report released this week, could be lowering the city speed limit to 25 miles per hour…