Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT Crash Data

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries on Queens Boulevard dropped more than 40 percent after a redesign in 2015.

Biking Up Big on Queens Blvd, Cyclist Injuries Down

By David Meyer | Jan 6, 2017 | 6 Comments

In the year after NYC DOT installed protected bike lanes and other safety measures between Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Woodside, pedestrian and cyclist injuries declined more than 40 percent, while bike counts doubled.

NYC Motorists Injured 1,322 Pedestrians and Cyclists in August, and Killed 15

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2016 | 2 Comments

Twenty-three people died in New York City traffic in August, and 5,358 were injured, according to City Hall’s Vision Zero View crash data map. City Hall reported 98 pedestrians and cyclists killed by city motorists through August of this year, and 9,700 injured, compared to 92 deaths and 9,157 injuries in the same period in […]

NYC Motorists Injured 1,225 Pedestrians and Cyclists in July, and Killed 12

By Brad Aaron | Aug 22, 2016 | 3 Comments

Seventeen people died in New York City traffic in July, and 5,310 were injured, according to City Hall’s Vision Zero View crash data map. City Hall reported 83 pedestrians and cyclists killed by city motorists through July of this year, and 8,378 injured, compared to 77 deaths and 7,835 injuries in the same period in […]

NYC Traffic Deaths Fell in First Five Months of 2016

By David Meyer | Jun 27, 2016 | 14 Comments

Traffic fatalities in NYC declined 11 percent through the end of May compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD crash data. Up-to-date crash data hasn’t been available through City Hall’s Vision Zero View website since the end of February, with the city saying it will post fresh data after a new reporting system is implemented. NYPD has, […]

Van Bramer Wants Better Crash Data on the City’s Vision Zero View Map

By David Meyer | Mar 14, 2016 | No Comments

City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer has introduced a bill to expand the city’s online publication of crash data. When City Hall launched Vision Zero View in November 2014, it was a major upgrade. For the first time, New Yorkers could see up-to-date information on where crashes happen, with data refreshed every month. But there’s a lot still […]

DOT: Drivers Injured 1,084 Pedestrians and Cyclists, and Killed 13, in January

By Brad Aaron | Feb 17, 2016 | 6 Comments

Seventeen people died in New York City traffic in January, and 3,750 were injured, according to DOT’s Vision Zero View crash data map. DOT reported 11 pedestrians and two cyclists killed by city motorists last month, and 1,084 injured, compared to 10 deaths and 1,043 injuries in January 2015. Among the victims of fatal crashes were Andrea Kremen, Rodney Graham, […]

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