Engaged Opportunity Grants
Vision Zero in Ithaca
An interdisciplinary campus-community partnership to reduce traffic-related crashes and injuries
This radical collaboration stretches from campus to community and across multiple Cornell departments and colleges. In partnership with the City of Ithaca, Ithaca Police Department, and Tompkins County Health Department, this team is laying a foundation for Vision Zero in Ithaca, NY.
Vision Zero is an international initiative that aims to achieve a roadway system with no fatalities or serious injuries. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, the team aims to leverage multiple data sources and research evidence to bring traffic-related crashes, injuries and fatalities to zero. This initial grant project funds students who are conducting a literature review to support subsequent efforts of the project, including greater student engagement and community health impact.
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Health, Nutrition and Medicine
The Team
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Nancy Wells, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis
College of Human Ecology
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Julie Carmalt, Department of Policy Analysis and Management and Sloan Program in Health Administration
College of Human Ecology
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Nick Klein, Department of City and Regional Planning
College of Architecture, Art and Planning
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Francis Vanek, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
- Community partner: City of Ithaca
- Community partner: Tompkins County Health Department
- Community partner: Ithaca Police Department
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.