Vision Zero
Streetsblog Basics
Motorist Kills 65-Year-Old Man on Main Street in Flushing
The victim was at least the fifth person killed while walking or biking this year on a street the city knows to be especially dangerous.
January 17, 2017
After Drivers Killed 9 People in 10 Days, NYPD Was Out Ticketing Cyclists
NYPD precincts keep targeting cyclists in the name of Vision Zero. After drivers killed nine people in the first 10 days of 2017, reports came in of police taking action -- by handing out tickets to people on bikes.
January 13, 2017
Feliks Dadiomov, 88, Fourth Person Killed on Vision Zero Priority Corridor in 2017
Seniors suffer disproportionately from traffic violence in NYC. NYPD and the press blamed the victim for his own death.
January 11, 2017
NYC Traffic Deaths Are Falling, But Not Fast Enough
While the de Blasio administrations's traffic safety efforts are working, the mayor and his agencies aren't acting decisively enough to reach the Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024.
January 11, 2017
Biking Way Up on Redesigned Queens Boulevard, Cyclist Injuries Down
In the year after NYC DOT installed protected bike lanes and other safety measures between Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Woodside, pedestrian and cyclist injuries declined more than 40 percent, while bike counts doubled.
January 6, 2017
If Uber Wants to Operate in NYC, It Should Reveal Trip Data Like Other Taxis
The TLC has trip destination data for yellow and green cabs. It should get the same from Uber and Lyft.
January 6, 2017
State’s Highest Court Holds NYC Liable for Injuries on Streets Without Traffic Calming
The decision says that when local governments are aware that a street design leads to dangerous driving behaviors, they have an obligation to act.
January 5, 2017
Nostrand Avenue, Vision Zero Priority Corridor, Takes Another Life
A teacher on her way to work was killed yesterday by two drivers on Nostrand Avenue, a Vision Zero priority corridor that is slated for safety fixes -- but not at the intersection where the collision occurred.
January 4, 2017
TA: Vision Zero Demands Bolder Street Designs From City Hall and DOT
The de Blasio administration needs to redesign streets more thoroughly if it's going to reach the goal of eliminating traffic deaths, Transportation Alternatives says in a new report.
January 3, 2017
In Memoriam
Our accounting of New York City pedestrians and cyclists known to have lost their lives to motorists in 2016.
December 27, 2016
