NYC Drivers Injured 1,457 Pedestrians and Cyclists in October, and Killed 10
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Nineteen people died in New York City traffic in October, and 5,065 were injured, according to City Hall’s Vision Zero View crash data map.
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Families of Crash Victims Pledge Action to Save Lives
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New Yorkers who lost loved ones to traffic violence gathered at City Hall Park yesterday to call on Mayor de Blasio and elected officials in Albany to do more to prevent traffic deaths on NYC streets.
Sunday: NYC Observes Day of Remembrance for Traffic Violence Victims
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Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives will hold an observance at City Hall Park at noon.
De Blasio: Street Safety Advocates Not “Looking at the Facts”
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On Monday Mayor Bill de Blasio managed to dismiss very real concerns about Vision Zero progress and the work street safety advocates are doing to stem the bloodshed and grief caused by traffic violence, all in one sentence. When Politico reporter Laura Nahmias asked about New Yorkers who are holding him to his own administration’s Vision Zero goals, de Blasio […]
De Blasio Says He’s Fully Funding Vision Zero Priority Projects. He Isn’t.
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On his weekly Brian Lehrer show appearance this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city is fully funding Vision Zero street redesigns. The numbers tell a different story. During the Q&A segment, Families for Safe Streets member Mary Beth Kelly told de Blasio 204 people walking and biking have been killed by drivers on Vision Zero priority […]
Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Safe Streets After the Loss of Two Children
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In the wake of two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of children in Queens last week, members of Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to increase funding for life-saving street redesigns. Traffic deaths in NYC are rising this year after declining […]