Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Construction Begins on First Phase of Transforming Queens Blvd

By Stephen Miller | Jul 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

The redesign of Queens Boulevard, long one of New York’s most notorious death traps, is underway. “Queens Boulevard is tragically legendary. We all became used to the phrase ‘the Boulevard of Death,’” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference this morning marking the start of construction. “That is a phrase we want to banish from the […]

Zero Vision in DOT’s “Great Streets” Plan to Revamp Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Jul 17, 2015 | 61 Comments

The de Blasio administration’s Vision Zero “Great Streets” initiative aims to improve safety on the city’s most dangerous streets. Will NYC DOT implement designs that are bold enough to save lives and prevent serious injuries? It’s not looking that way on Atlantic Avenue. The Great Streets program dedicated $250 million to rebuild and redesign four arterial streets. Designs for three of the streets, […]

A Thousand New Yorkers Call for Action on Vision Zero

By Ben Fried | Jul 15, 2015 | 1 Comment

A crowd estimated at 1,000 people strong gathered in Union Square yesterday evening to remember victims of traffic violence and call for preventive action at the Vision Zero Vigil, organized by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets. The message was simple: Traffic crashes and the suffering they cause are preventable. We can’t accept life-altering injuries […]

How About Commendations for NYPD’s Real Vision Zero Heroes?

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2015 | 6 Comments

In 2014, the inaugural year of Vision Zero in NYC, Officer Joshua Vincek was racking up bike tickets in the 20th Precinct on the Upper West Side. In the meantime his fellow precinct officers wrote 266 tickets to speeding drivers. That might not sound like much, but consider this: In 2013 the 20th Precinct issued all […]

Caption Contest: Chan Declares Bike-Obsessed Cop a Vision Zero Hero

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2015 | 63 Comments

Thanking @NYPD20Pct Officer Vincek for his dedication & commitment to community concerns & #VisionZero. #UWS pic.twitter.com/JHM79Fbsv9 — Chief Thomas M. Chan (@NYPDTransport) July 8, 2015 Joshua Vincek is the 20th Precinct officer known for ticketing over 1,200 cyclists during a 38-month period when the entire precinct summonsed just 331 drivers for speeding. That’s not a typo. […]

Hey Daily News: NYC Pedestrians Are Safer With Right of Way Law

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2015 | 1 Comment

In its latest attack on efforts to make New York City streets safer for everyone who walks, bikes, and drives, the Daily News editorial board says the Right of Way Law isn’t working. But the available evidence suggests NYC streets are safer since the law took effect. Basically, the Daily News believes that, since the law has been […]

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