Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

DOT Can’t Control the Seasons, But de Blasio Can Fund Safer Street Designs

By Brad Aaron | | 11 Comments
Today DOT announced a “dusk and darkness” traffic enforcement and education campaign to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths during fall and winter, when fatal crashes tend to be more frequent. “As the days get shorter and the weather colder, crashes on our streets involving pedestrians increase — and so we are enlisting data-driven strategies to address that upturn,” […]

A Trucker Ran Over a Cyclist, So the 84th Precinct Ticketed Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | | 37 Comments
Aaaaaand… @NYPD84Pct ticketing #bikeNYC again at Tillary and Jay. pic.twitter.com/g0uBuBjVW9 — DoorZone (@D00RZ0NE) October 11, 2016 Hours after a truck driver ran over a cyclist at Jay and Tillary streets yesterday, officers from the 84th Precinct were out ticketing cyclists. Streetsblog reader Paul Vogel, a.k.a. @D00rZ0ne, tweeted photos of officers ticketing people on bikes during the evening […]

NYPD Is Still Shielding NYPD Crash Data From the Public

By Brad Aaron | | 4 Comments
It’s been almost six months since Streetsblog filed a freedom of information request for data on traffic crashes involving NYPD personnel. NYPD has not released the data, or given us a reason for not doing so. The 2016 Mayor’s Management Report, released this week, says crashes involving city-owned vehicles increased 10 percent from FY 15 to FY 16 — […]

People on Bikes Take Over Fifth Ave to Demand Safe Streets From de Blasio

By David Meyer | | 18 Comments
New Yorkers on bikes took over Fifth Avenue yesterday evening to demand stronger action from Mayor de Blasio to implement life-saving street redesigns essential to achieving his goal of zero traffic deaths by 2024. Organizers estimate that more than a thousand people participated. As they rode from Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street to Washington Square Park, demonstrators from across […]

Tonight: Tell Mayor de Blasio to Step Up for Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | | 2 Comments
Mass Bike Ride #Sept15 to Protest Spike in Cyclist Deaths, Hit-and-Runs https://t.co/pko3VNXQic #RideTogether pic.twitter.com/xErXNBSnP7 — TransAlt (@transalt) September 14, 2016 With New York City losing ground in the effort to eliminate traffic deaths, officials will join street safety advocates and victims of traffic violence tonight for Transportation Alternatives’ mass bike ride on Fifth Avenue. The event is […]
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