Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Bratton on NYC’s Vision Zero Goal: “It Will Probably Remain Elusive”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2016 | 59 Comments

#HappeningNow: @CommissBratton speaks at @transalt's Vision Zero Cities Conference. #VisionZero2016 pic.twitter.com/flf4y3UNFs — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) March 10, 2016 If New York City hopes to achieve Vision Zero, it probably won’t happen on Police Commissioner Bill Bratton’s watch. Bratton kicked off the Vision Zero Cities conference, happening today and tomorrow at NYU, with a big helping […]

Racial Inequity in Traffic Enforcement

By Marco Conner | Mar 9, 2016 | 17 Comments

With the Vision Zero Cities Conference kicking off tomorrow, Transportation Alternatives has released an accompanying collection of essays, the first edition of “The International Journal of Traffic Safety Innovation.” Streetsblog is pleased to republish TA Legislative and Legal Manager Marco Conner’s contribution to the journal. The whole collection is worth your time, and you can […]

No Bike Lanes for Grand Concourse South of 158th Street — For Now

By David Meyer | Mar 4, 2016 | 8 Comments

DOT’s redesign of the Grand Concourse below 158th Street includes pedestrian safety measures and traffic calming treatments but no bike lanes. The agency says this stretch of the Concourse could get bike lanes in a future capital project, but it’s not clear how long the Bronx will have to wait for that. This is shaping up to […]

De Blasio DOT Budget Fails to Meet de Blasio Vision Zero Timetable [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Mar 3, 2016 | 5 Comments

#VisionZero FY17 funding includes $115M for street capital construction projects, $59M for #SafeRoutestoSchools, pic.twitter.com/32I5cgBYbJ — NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) March 2, 2016 Update below Mayor de Blasio’s proposed DOT budget again falls well short of what’s needed to implement life-saving street redesigns within the time frame prescribed by Vision Zero. The mayor’s preliminary FY 2017 budget allocates $115 million […]

TLC Won’t Say If Any Cab Drivers Have Lost Licenses Under Cooper’s Law

By Brad Aaron | Feb 25, 2016 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for data on how many times the Taxi and Limousine Commission has permanently revoked TLC licenses of cab drivers for injuring and killing people since the adoption of Cooper’s Law. The request follows several unsuccessful attempts to obtain the data from the TLC. Cooper’s Law gives the […]

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The Transformation of Queens Boulevard, Block By Block

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 27, 2016 | No Comments

For many years, New York City’s Queens Boulevard was known as the “Boulevard of Death.” The street cuts through the heart of the Queens, expanding at some points to a chaotic 12 to 16 lanes of traffic — which makes it extremely dangerous for human beings. From 2003 to 2013, 38 pedestrians and cyclists were killed and 450 suffered severe injuries. Last year, the New York […]

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