The founder of Vision Zero has not only said that streets should be so safe that a person can venture across at any point while blindfolded, he has actually done so. 

What makes a street that safe? It's not the paint and concrete, which is what too many VZ advocates assert. It's things like strict liability, which means that the people operating dangerous vehicles (motor vehicles) are legally responsible for all collisions because they have both a greater responsibility to be safe towards others and because they have more ability to avoid collisions, if they really want to. It's things like automated traffic law enforcement, retesting for license renewals and training requirements for licensing that go way beyond our fog-a-mirror standard.

Sadly, we're going to continue with Zero Vision as Eugene remains a place where 50% of roadway deaths are so-called vulnerable users. We'll not get traffic law enforcement or anything else. This is just more PR BS, sadly.