Local Families for Safe Streets members in front of 1,000 flags at the state capitol memorializing the over 1,000 Tennesseans lost each year in fatal crashes. World Day of Remembrance 2023.

About Families for Safe Streets

Families for Safe Streets (FSS) Tennessee is a group for people who have lost loved ones walking, biking, or driving in Nashville and for those that have been injured in a crash. The group is designed to provide a community of support for victims and loved ones. Families for Safe Streets is a chapter of a national organization. 

Have You Been Personally Impacted?

If you've been personally impacted by a fatal or serious injury crash, you can join Families for Safe Streets national and receive support services. In addition to our local events, there a a number of support group and advocacy events throughout each month on the FSS national calendar.  

We Meet Every Month

Our local group meets monthly (virtually for now). We are here for peer support and to use our personal stories to advocate for change in our city. If you have been injured in a traffic crash or have lost a loved one while walking or biking, we invite you to join us.

Contact [email protected] for more information about our monthly meeting or register for the next virtual Zoom meeting here.

Events

In addition to recurring meetings, Families for Safe Streets hosts two annual events. World Day of Remembrance, held each year on the third Sunday in November, memorializes crash victims all over the world, with a focus on Tennessee families. The Pedestrian Memorial, held each February, memorializes those killed walking and biking in Nashville from the previous year.

2026 Pedestrian Memorial blog post | 2025 Pedestrian Memorial blog post

Story Maps Memorializing those Killed Walking and Biking in Nashville

Walk Bike Nashville created story maps from 2020 to 2023 documenting the lives lived, and tragic loss, of those killed walking and biking on Nashville streets. Please take a moment to review this map and join us in creating a safer Nashville for all of us. 

Story maps: 2023 story map | 2022 story map | 2021 story map |  2020 story map

Vision Zero Advisory Committee

The Vision Zero Advisory Committee (VZAC) is a citizen committee that advises the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) on various Vision Zero efforts.

Regular meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Sonny West Conference Center on the first floor of the Howard Office Building and are open to the public. You can find information on upcoming meetings here.

To learn more about fatal crashes statistics in Nashville, visit the Nashville Fatal Crash Tracker.