Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

De Blasio Budget Sets Aside Money for Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2014 | 1 Comment

Mayor de Blasio attached some numbers to his Vision Zero Action Plan in today’s executive budget announcement. In a speech this afternoon, de Blasio said he was moved to take action when he realized that in 2013, there were 286 traffic deaths in NYC, compared to 333 homicides. “The Vision Zero plan is being implemented […]

NYPD Crash Data Now Easier to Use and Updated Daily

By Stephen Miller | May 7, 2014 | 8 Comments

The city went live with a major upgrade to NYPD’s crash data today. Information about traffic crashes was previously released via difficult-to-use monthly updates posted on the police department’s website. Now it’s available through a standardized feed updated daily on the city’s open data portal, allowing the public to sort crashes by time of day, […]

20 MPH Bills Gain Support in Albany, But Will Need Help From Key Senators

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2014 | 51 Comments

State bills to set the default speed limit in NYC at 20 miles per hour picked up several cosponsors Tuesday, including a Senate Republican, but key Senate leaders have not signed on. As of this morning, bills from Assembly Member Dan O’Donnell and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan have at least 20 and 11 cosponsors, respectively. […]

Families for Safe Streets to Albany: Lower NYC’s Speed Limit to 20 MPH Now

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2014 | 22 Comments

New Yorkers who have lost loved ones to traffic violence are in Albany today to demand that lawmakers pass legislation to lower NYC’s default speed limit to 20 miles per hour. About 150 residents, led by members of Families for Safe Streets, gathered for a press conference outside the capitol this morning amid a day […]

De Blasio Calls For Vision Zero Apps. How Much Data Will He Release?

By Stephen Miller | May 6, 2014 | 3 Comments

BigApps NYC, EDC’s four-month competition to develop mobile and web applications using city data, is set to launch tomorrow with a mission from Mayor Bill de Blasio to build tools for Vision Zero. The more data the city opens up to developers, the better these apps will be, so the question now is how far City Hall […]

After Jill Abramson’s Powerful Traffic Violence Piece, What Now for the NYT?

By Stephen Miller | May 5, 2014 | 7 Comments

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a powerful piece by executive editor Jill Abramson about recovering from injuries sustained on city streets, based on her own experience and those of three other Times employees. Their stories, along with accompanying maps of New York City’s most dangerous intersections, conveyed the widespread and profound impact of traffic […]

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