Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

City Council Unanimously Passes Bill to Expand Pedestrians’ Right of Way

By David Meyer | Sep 14, 2016 | 52 Comments

The City Council voted to expand pedestrians’ right of way today, unanimously supporting Intro 997-A, Public Advocate Letitia James’ proposal to bolster legal protections for people in crosswalks. The legislation is expected to be enacted by the mayor, with DOT and NYPD having both endorsed it. Currently, pedestrians who cross the street when signals are flashing a red […]

De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2016 | 40 Comments

Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year. With bicyclist deaths […]

De Blasio Promises “More Visible Impact” on Reducing Traffic Deaths

By David Meyer | Sep 9, 2016 | 29 Comments

Appearing with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer for his weekly “Ask the Mayor” segment this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city’s Vision Zero effort is “still in its infancy” and that “there’s a lot more to do.” The remarks come at a time when the city’s two-year run of reducing traffic deaths seems increasingly unlikely to continue in […]

De Blasio’s Office Ducks Responsibility for Erasing Eastern Pkwy Ped Islands

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2016 | 25 Comments

DOT removed pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights yesterday, undoing years of street safety advocacy work on the part of local residents and community board members with no public process, and no one in the de Blasio administration is taking responsibility. Earlier this week, the Post reported that organizers of the West Indian […]

TA Calls on de Blasio to Act After Driver Kills Cyclist, 78, on Northern Blvd

By Brad Aaron | Aug 25, 2016 | 49 Comments

NYPD filed no charges and issued no summonses after a driver struck and killed Michael Schenkman, 78, while he biked on Northern Boulevard in Bayside. New York City motorists have now killed 16 cyclists this year, compared to 14 cyclist fatalities in all of 2015, according to city crash data. After yesterday’s crash, Transportation Alternatives called on Mayor de […]

Don’t Underestimate the Street Safety Benefits of Congestion Pricing

By Andrew Lassiter | Aug 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

The primary benefits of the Move NY toll reform plan are reducing congestion and funding transit — but don’t overlook the huge potential to improve street safety. Recent research at Lancaster University in the UK suggests that since the introduction of the London congestion charge in 2003, lethal crashes have fallen faster than traffic congestion. The safety gains have even […]

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