rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/remove-police-enforcement-from-vison-zero?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-remove-police-enforcement-from-vison-zero' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Propel ATL https://actionnetwork.org/groups/propelatl https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Traffic stops make our streets less safe for Black, Brown, Immigrant and Indigenous communities. Act now: tell the City of Atlanta to remove police enforcement from traffic safety. On Friday, June 12th, unjust enforcement by two Atlanta police officers cost Rayshard Brooks his life. Police are sworn to serve and protect, not take the life of a father asleep in his car in a fast-food drive-through. While Atlanta underwent police reform following the Atlanta Police Department shooting of 92 year-old Kathryn Johnson in 2007, this is just one indication that the reforms did not work. We stand with organizations calling for long-overdue changes to policing on our streets, some of which begin to address institutional racism in our transportation systems. Today we sent a letter to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms calling on the City of Atlanta’s Department of Transportation Vision Zero program to remove police enforcement as a traffic safety tool. For years, we have advocated for the City of Atlanta to adopt and implement Vision Zero policies to eliminate traffic fatalities. During the 2017 campaign for Vision Zero we said “While some U.S. cities include enforcement of traffic laws using traffic stops in their Vision Zero strategies, we do not support that strategy for Atlanta. …there has been growing interest in limiting law enforcement actions in Vision Zero.” In addition, we add our voice to the chorus of organizations and individuals calling on the City of Atlanta to create full and transparent accountability of the Atlanta Police Department to communities; redirect a portion of the APD budget to much-needed social justice services and to commit to the ongoing fight to root out racism and white supremacy from all our systems and institutions. Act now to call on the City of Atlanta to remove police enforcement as a traffic safety tool by signing this petition. This is a collaborative effort of PEDS, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Georgia STAND-Up, and TransFormation Alliance. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/remove-police-enforcement-from-vison-zero