Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Five Key Lessons From Europe’s Vision Zero Success

By Leah Shahum | Jun 10, 2015 | No Comments

Cross-posted from the Vision Zero Network From the moment that Vision Zero began capturing attention in American cities, we’ve heard many admiring references to its success in Europe, particularly in its birthplace of Sweden. I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to research those experiences and their lessons for the growing number of American communities working […]

NYPD Bike Crackdown Season Has Nothing to Do With Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Jun 9, 2015 | 116 Comments

Heads up #BikeNYC: NYPD stopped me in 1st Ave bike lane @ 70th to tell me there’ll be a “crackdown” starting Wed. pic.twitter.com/2DrUWkwMwx — Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) June 9, 2015 When the weather warms up you can count on two things: more New Yorkers riding bikes, and NYPD bike ticket blitzes. Keegan Stephan of Right […]

Queens CB 2 Votes Unanimously in Favor of Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 5, 2015 | 11 Comments

Big changes are coming to Queens Boulevard in Woodside this summer after a unanimous vote last night from Queens Community Board 2 for a DOT redesign. The plan will add protected bike lanes and expand pedestrian space on 1.3 miles of the “Boulevard of Death,” from Roosevelt Avenue to 74th Street [PDF]. Six people were killed on this stretch of […]

New Report Breaks Down Crashes Involving City Agencies, Except NYPD

By Stephen Miller | May 27, 2015 | 2 Comments

A new report sheds light on the extent to which drivers working for city agencies are involved in traffic collisions [PDF]. But the picture is incomplete: NYPD, the agency involved in the most pedestrian injury claims, is withholding its crash information from the city’s database. Excluding the police department, drivers of city-owned vehicles were involved in eight of the 250 traffic fatalities in New […]

If DOT Can Accelerate Street Repaving, It Can Accelerate Safety Projects

By Stephen Miller | May 22, 2015 | 8 Comments

Mayor Bill de Blasio made a visit yesterday to one of the city’s more car-dependent areas, on Staten Island’s south shore, to tout an additional $242 million in his budget for street repaving. The additional money will bring the city’s repaving plan to a total 1,200 lane-miles through June 2016, a 20 percent boost over previous projections. Well-maintained streets […]

The Case for Baking Bike Infrastructure Into Vision Zero Projects

By Stephen Miller | May 21, 2015 | 12 Comments

London is surging ahead with big plans for protected bikeways that span the city. By comparison, New York’s bike plans, while moving forward incrementally, feel piecemeal. Has safe cycling infrastructure become an afterthought in the city’s Vision Zero program? The question came up yesterday during a seminar on cycling policy hosted simultaneously in the two cities, organized […]

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