Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

NYC’s New Budget Fails to Fund More Low-Cost Vision Zero Street Redesigns

By Stephen Miller | Jul 7, 2015 | 11 Comments

It’s July, which means the city’s new fiscal year 2016 budget is in effect. This spring, the de Blasio administration touted early funding for street repaving and reconstruction of four arterial streets under the “Vision Zero Great Streets” program. But the final budget the mayor’s office negotiated with the City Council fails to beef up the city’s […]

Cooper’s Law Is Not Getting Dangerous Cab Drivers Off NYC Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2015 | 1 Comment

A Vision Zero law intended to get dangerous cab drivers off the road has been applied just two times since it took effect nine months ago, according to the New York Press. Adopted last September, Cooper’s Law gives the Taxi and Limousine Commission discretion to suspend or revoke the TLC license of a cab driver convicted of […]

Advocates, Mayor de Blasio Fend Off TWU Attack on Traffic Safety Laws

By Brad Aaron | Jun 29, 2015 | 72 Comments

.@RonKim40, Thank you for standing up to help #SaveTheCrosswalk! We urge Speaker @CarlHeastie to reject A.6048-B! pic.twitter.com/7lHfccgtiM — Families For Safe St (@NYC_SafeStreets) June 24, 2015 If you walk or bike in New York City, you can thank Families for Safe Streets, Transportation Alternatives, and Mayor Bill de Blasio for stopping a Transport Workers Union attempt to […]

Families for Safe Streets Making Progress in the Assembly

By Stephen Miller | Jun 24, 2015 | 3 Comments

.@RonKim40, Thank you for standing up to help #SaveTheCrosswalk! We urge Speaker @CarlHeastie to reject A.6048-B! pic.twitter.com/7lHfccgtiM — Families For Safe St (@NYC_SafeStreets) June 24, 2015 A bill to prevent police from detaining bus and taxi drivers who strike pedestrians and cyclists was hastily passed by the State Senate yesterday, but its chances are looking slimmer in […]

Cy Vance to Albany: TWU Bill Would Hinder Cases Against Drunk Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2015 | 49 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance sent a letter to state lawmakers warning that a bill to prevent police from detaining bus and taxi drivers at crash scenes would undermine law enforcement’s ability to collect evidence of impaired driving. The bill, which sailed through the State Senate yesterday with no public notice and without a public hearing, would bar police […]

Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Arrests of Bus and Taxi Drivers Who Kill

By Stephen Miller | Jun 23, 2015 | 94 Comments

NYS Senate passes vision zero bill. Senators declare: An accident is just that — an accident. pic.twitter.com/NnTlfCr83D — TWU Local 100 (@TWULocal100) June 23, 2015 This afternoon, the New York State Senate passed a bill to provide a broad exemption from certain traffic laws for a large class of professional drivers. If the bill is enacted, police will not be […]

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