Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

NYPD Starts Using Vision Zero Law, Charges Driver for Killing UES Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2014 | 15 Comments

NYPD has filed misdemeanor charges against a cab driver who killed an Upper East Side pedestrian, marking the first time police have employed a new law that makes it a crime for drivers to strike pedestrians and cyclists who have the right of way, according to a report in DNAinfo. Silvia Gallo, 58, was in the […]

NYC Cab Drivers Don’t Have to Take an NYC Road Test [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 19, 2014 | 15 Comments

You can watch the entirety of Thursday’s hearing on Taxi and Limousine Commission Vision Zero rule changes here. Cue to the 41:15 mark in the second video, embedded above, to see TLC board members wonder aloud whether reckless driving is protected by the Constitution, and if it’s really that bad to run over and kill […]

TLC Commish: It’s Up to NYPD to Get Reckless Cab Drivers Off the Streets

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2014 | 11 Comments

The success or failure of a Vision Zero law intended to get reckless cab drivers off the road will depend on how often NYPD issues summonses and charges after serious crashes, the Taxi and Limousine Commission confirmed today. Cooper Stock, 9, was killed last January by a cab driver who failed to yield on West […]

NYPD Does Not Apply Vision Zero Law in Fatal Elmhurst Crosswalk Collision

By Brad Aaron | Sep 11, 2014 | 17 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in Queens last night. As with a fatal August crash in Manhattan, NYPD did not apply charges against the driver under a new Vision Zero law, despite information that suggests the victim had the right of way. Melania Ward, 55, was hit by the driver of the Q47 she’d […]

DOT Scores TIGER Grants for Vision Zero and Rockaways Transpo Study

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

City Hall and Senator Charles Schumer announced yesterday that NYC DOT had secured a $25 million federal grant for street safety and greenway projects in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Notably, the press release announcing the funding hailed street design improvements as a “critical” component of the city’s Vision Zero safety agenda. In addition, […]

Will NYPD Apply New Vision Zero Law to Cabbie Who Killed Woman on UES?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2014 | 17 Comments

NYPD has not filed charges against a cab driver who killed a pedestrian on the Upper East Side last week, despite indications that the crash may warrant a misdemeanor charge under a new city law. Available information suggests the cab driver failed to yield to a pedestrian with the right of way. According to press […]

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