Vision Zero
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Vision Zero: Where Do We Go From Here?
John Petro is a policy analyst for New York City affairs and the co-author of "Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year."
February 20, 2014
Actually, de Blasio’s Vision Zero Blueprint Has a Lot for Cab Drivers to Like
Bhairavi Desai may not believe speeding by cab drivers is a problem in NYC, but for someone whose job is to look out for cabbies' best interests, there should be a lot to like about Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero proposals.
February 19, 2014
De Blasio Wants Albany to Make Careless Driving a Crime [Updated]
As part of his Vision Zero agenda, Mayor Bill de Blasio wants Albany to elevate careless driving to a criminal offense, increasing penalties while making it easier for police to hold reckless motorists accountable.
February 19, 2014
De Blasio on Vision Zero: “We Have to Act Right Now to Protect Lives”
At PS 75 on the Upper West Side today, just blocks from where 9-year-old Cooper Stock was struck and killed by a turning taxi driver last month, Mayor de Blasio released the blueprint [PDF] for how his administration will achieve Vision Zero, its goal of eliminating traffic deaths within a decade.
February 18, 2014
First Look at Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero Report and Street Safety Agenda
Mayor Bill de Blasio and several of his agency commissioners released the administration's Vision Zero report at a school on West End Avenue this afternoon. Streetsblog's Stephen Miller will have more from the mayor's event later today. In the meantime, here's a quick rundown of the major takeaways from the report [PDF], which outlines both an ambitious multi-agency approach to reducing traffic violence that City Hall can pursue on its own, and a legislative agenda that asks Albany to let the city control its speed limits and traffic enforcement methods.
February 18, 2014
SOTC: De Blasio Name Checks Vision Zero, But Not the Transit-Equity Link
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a mention to Vision Zero in his first State of the City address.
February 10, 2014
Will NYC Act to Get Deadly Cab Drivers Off the Streets? [Updated]
An analysis by the Post confirms that cab drivers who injure and kill pedestrians in NYC rarely face sanctions from the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
February 10, 2014
Two Events This Weekend Build on Momentum for Safer Queens Streets
There are a couple of events focusing on safer streets in Queens this weekend.
February 7, 2014
Van Bramer: Deadly Northern Boulevard Should Be a Vision Zero Priority
City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, state electeds, and advocates gathered in Queens this morning to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to make Northern Boulevard a Vision Zero priority by making hazardous intersections safer for pedestrians.
February 6, 2014
Meet One of the Minds Behind TrafficStat, NYPD’s Street Safety Initiative
A report laying out Mayor Bill de Blasio's traffic safety strategy, including a section on policing, is due in less than two weeks. In the meantime, precinct commanders have taken wildly different approaches to the issue, some more successfully than others. As a department-wide traffic safety policy comes into focus, TrafficStat, NYPD's traffic analysis initiative, is likely to take center stage. Streetsblog spoke with retired Deputy Chief James McShane, who played a central role in the introduction of TrafficStat in the late 1990s.
February 4, 2014