Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

De Blasio: Everyone in This City Has to Yield to Pedestrians

By Ben Fried | Apr 22, 2015 | 9 Comments

At the press event today announcing the de Blasio administration update to NYC’s citywide sustainability plan (now called “OneNYC” — more on that soon!), the mayor fielded a question about bus design and whether bus drivers can be expected to spot and avoid striking pedestrians in crosswalks. The unspoken subtext was the Transport Workers Union campaign to carve […]

Rangel: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Kill People With the Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2015 | 19 Comments

Congressman Charlie Rangel condemned the Right of Way Law earlier this week, joining the Transport Workers Union to argue that the law should allow MTA bus drivers to kill people who have the right of way. Speaking to bus drivers and TWU officials Monday at the Mother Clara Hale Depot in Harlem, Rangel said it was “stupid” to charge bus […]

Will de Blasio and Mark-Viverito Back Effort to Fully Fund Vision Zero?

By Brad Aaron and Ben Fried | Apr 16, 2015 | 7 Comments

City Hall will have to double its commitment to street redesigns that prioritize safety in order to dramatically reduce traffic deaths on NYC’s most dangerous streets in our lifetimes, advocates say. That level of spending could be accomplished with a relatively small shift in resources in the city’s total capital budget. Transportation Alternatives has drafted a […]

City Council Regresses on Street Safety, Weighs Fines for Cyclists

By Stephen Miller | Apr 15, 2015 | 29 Comments

Less than a year ago, the City Council overwhelmingly passed a raft of bills designed to protect New Yorkers from reckless driving. Was it the beginning of a new era, where street safety is taken seriously by city legislators, or was it a fluke? The council could go either way, based on a transportation committee hearing today […]

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New Organization Sets Out to Raise the Standard for “Vision Zero” Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2015 | No Comments

Vision Zero — the idea that we should no longer accept traffic deaths and serious injuries — is gaining momentum as a framework for thinking about city streets and transportation, as more American cities adopt the goal of ending traffic fatalities. But what actually constitutes a Vision Zero policy? What are the best strategies to dramatically […]

Powerful Driver Training Video Adopted by TLC, MTA, and NYC DOT

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Apr 1, 2015 | 7 Comments

A new video from the Taxi and Limousine Commission and Families For Safe Streets is now required viewing for drivers in training programs at TLC, DOT, and the MTA. In the 15-minute video, “Drive Like Your Family Lives Here,” people talk about losing loved ones to traffic violence. The video features interviews with family members of Allison Liao, Renee […]

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