Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

The mayor is allocating more money for street reconstructions, but will the projects include significant safety improvements like DOT's concept for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn?

De Blasio’s Budget Adds $300 Million Over 10 Years for Street Reconstructions

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2017 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio's executive budget, released yesterday, adds $300 million for street reconstruction over 10 years. The funding will expand the construction pipeline for Vision Zero projects. But the executive budget includes nothing to expand the bike-share system.

The intersection of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street in Sunnyside, where a drunk driver struck and killed Gelacio Reyes as he biked home from work in April. Image: Google Maps

Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Apr 3, 2017 | 6 Comments

Gelacio Reyes was riding home from work when he was struck by Cristian Guiracocha, who was charged with DWI and tampering with an ignition interlock.

De Blasio Previews His 2017 Street Safety Agenda

By David Meyer | Mar 21, 2017 | 16 Comments

To ring in the spring construction season, Mayor de Blasio previewed City Hall's street safety priorities in the year ahead. De Blasio noted that to date, the city has relied on $100 million in federal funds for Vision Zero projects, and that the Trump administration's federal budget outline could slow the pace of street redesigns.

A commercial driver struck and killed an 81-year-old woman in a crosswalk on Atlantic Avenue at Rockaway Avenue. The white line indicates the path of the victim -- it’s unknown which direction she was walking -- and the red arrow indicates the approximate path of the driver, according to NYPD. Image: Google Maps

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists

De Blasio Previews His 2017 Street Safety Agenda

Commercial Driver Kills 81-Year-Old Woman on Atlantic Avenue

Simcha Felder Wants More People to Die on Ocean Parkway

18 Council Members Call for Bolder Street Redesigns From de Blasio and DOT