Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

City Council Proposes Vision Zero Funding Increase — Will de Blasio Agree?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 5, 2016 | 1 Comment

The City Council is proposing a significant increase in funding for street safety projects. Now it’s up to Mayor de Blasio to decide whether to devote more resources to get the city closer to his Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024. The council’s budget proposal calls for an additional $52.4 million in FY 2017 […]

DOT Releases Borough-by-Borough Speed Limit Maps

By David Meyer | Apr 1, 2016 | 5 Comments

DOT has released before-and-after maps for each borough showing how signed speed limits have changed since Mayor de Blasio lowered the city’s default limit to 25 miles per hour in 2014. With the maps, New Yorkers can see which major surface streets are now signed for 25 mph and which have retained higher speed limits. After the 25 […]

Streetsblog FOILs NYPD for Data on Crashes Involving Police

By Brad Aaron | Mar 29, 2016 | 18 Comments

Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for NYPD data on traffic crashes involving NYPD personnel. NYPD doesn’t tell the public — or other city agencies — how many crashes police officers and other department staff get into, or what the costs are in terms of injuries, deaths, and property damage. When the Department of […]

Advocates Ask City Council to Fully Fund Vision Zero Street Improvements

By David Meyer | Mar 18, 2016 | 1 Comment

If the city hopes to dramatically decrease the number of traffic fatalities in New York City, DOT needs more resources to redesign the city’s most dangerous corridors and intersections. That’s the message 70 members of Transportation Alternatives brought to the City Council yesterday, meeting with 21 council members or their staff. “We are calling on the council to increase funding and watchdog […]

Van Bramer Wants Better Crash Data on the City’s Vision Zero View Map

By David Meyer | Mar 14, 2016 | No Comments

City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer has introduced a bill to expand the city’s online publication of crash data. When City Hall launched Vision Zero View in November 2014, it was a major upgrade. For the first time, New Yorkers could see up-to-date information on where crashes happen, with data refreshed every month. But there’s a lot still […]

The TLC Has Never Used Cooper’s Law to Permanently Revoke a TLC License

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2016 | 5 Comments

In the 18 months it has been on the books, the Taxi and Limousine Commission has never used Cooper’s Law to permanently revoke the TLC license of a cab driver for hurting or killing someone. Cooper’s Law, which took effect in September 2014, allows the TLC to suspend the TLC licenses of cab drivers involved in […]

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