Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

DOT watered down and delayed a safety project for 111th Street in Corona when it was opposed by Queens Community Board 4 and Assembly Member Francisco Moya. Photo: NYC DOT

DOT Street Safety Treatments Are Working — and Derailed Projects Are Putting Lives at Risk

By Charles Komanoff | Jun 15, 2017 | No Comments

A Manhattan Institute report found that DOT street redesigns are saving lives, but opposition from electeds and community boards is stifling progress in poorer areas.

Mayor de Blasio rallying with safe streets advocates today at City Hall. Photo: David Meyer

De Blasio Joins Traffic Violence Victims to Call on Albany to Allow More NYC Speed Cameras

By David Meyer | Jun 9, 2017 | 1 Comment

Eighty-five percent of crashes resulting in injuries or deaths in NYC occurred in areas where speed cameras are not permitted, according to a DOT report released today.

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on the Grand Concourse yesterday. Photo: NYC DOT

The Goal for NYC Streets Should Go Beyond “Vision Zero” — The Grand Concourse Shows Why

By David Meyer | May 26, 2017 | 4 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was in the Bronx yesterday to tout safety improvements on the Grand Concourse, historically one of the borough's most dangerous streets for walking and biking. But a lot more needs to change on the Grand Concourse, which still lacks safe, continuous bikeways and treatments to speed up trips for bus riders.

This is the last thing we want to see. Video still: ABC7

Speed Cameras Get Traction in Albany, But Marty Golden Promises to Obstruct

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2017 | 6 Comments

Members of Families for Safe Streets are in Albany today to talk to state legislators about expanding NYC's automated speed enforcement program. After legislative leaders failed to advance a similar bill last year, this session it appears to have more traction.

Watch Tamika Butler’s Vision Zero Cities Keynote

By David Meyer | May 12, 2017 | 1 Comment

Last week at Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference, LA County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler delivered a strong message to attendees from around the country: Vision Zero does not exist in a bubble, separate from America's history and ongoing repression of people of color.

Bruckner Boulevard and Hunts Point Avenue, where hit a hit-and-run motorcyclist killed Rosa Ramirez, got a Vision Zero redesign. But it's still a hostile place to walk. Image: Google Maps

Rosa Ramirez, 60, Second Person Killed by Motorist on Bruckner Boulevard in a Month

By Brad Aaron | Apr 28, 2017 | 2 Comments

Bruckner Boulevard is one of the most dangerous streets for walking in the Bronx. DOT made safety improvements to Bruckner and Hunts Point Avenue in 2015, but there are still too many vehicle lanes and too much traffic, and conditions remain hostile for people on foot.

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