Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Rodriguez: Wouldn’t DOT Like More Vision Zero Funding? Trottenberg: Nope

By David Meyer | May 18, 2016 | 11 Comments

The de Blasio administration continues to resist the City Council’s efforts to devote more resources to street redesigns that will save lives. Speaking at a transportation committee hearing yesterday, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said DOT has sufficient funding in the city budget to redesign, within six to seven years, the 292 dangerous intersections where most fatal traffic crashes occur. That […]

City Hall Announces NYPD Crackdown on Drivers Who Endanger Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2016 | 47 Comments

NYPD will crack down this week on motorists who put cyclists at risk. The “Bicycle Safe Passage Initiative,” which coincides with Bike to Work Week, will last through Friday. Officers in precincts citywide will focus enforcement on motorists who commit traffic violations that “endanger bicyclists,” according to a City Hall press release. Traffic enforcement agents will concentrate […]

De Blasio’s Budget Has No Funding Increase for Street Safety Projects

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2016 | 20 Comments

Mayor de Blasio released his executive budget yesterday, and it does not include the increases for street safety projects that the City Council recommended earlier this month, says Transportation Alternatives. Without more funding for street redesigns, TA says, the administration won’t be able to improve safety at the pace needed to attain the mayor’s stated goal of eliminating traffic […]

Adding Curb Space for Cars vs. Space for Bikes — DOT’s Double Standard

By Brad Aaron | Apr 19, 2016 | 24 Comments

Thanks @NYC_DOT for removing the loading zone on our block to gain two parking spaces. Guess what happens now? pic.twitter.com/BKVeRDKoay — Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) April 15, 2016 Whenever curb space is reallocated for bike parking in New York City, the process is intensive. Getting NYC DOT to install a bike corral usually involves lots of signature gathering, and […]

TA Will Track Safety Policies of NYC’s Private Fleet Operators

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2016 | 7 Comments

Transportation Alternatives is calling on private fleet operators who do business in New York City to talk about what they’re doing to make employees safer drivers. “Fleet management is one of the most effective ways to reduce injuries and fatalities on New York City’s streets,” said TA Executive Director Paul Steely White in a press release. “Fleet managers set […]

No Charges for Cabbie Who Severely Injured Woman on Sidewalk Near NYU

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2016 | 85 Comments

Middle aged woman struck by taxi on university and 8th. She has been evacuated. @nyunews pic.twitter.com/QVwP7sl0YQ — Diamond Naga Siu (@diamondnagasiu) April 7, 2016 A yellow cab driver severely injured a woman on a sidewalk in Greenwich Village this morning. The victim was struck at around 10:50 a.m. on University Place near East Eighth Street. Gothamist says […]

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