Vision Zero
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Bratton: NYPD Will Devote “Intensive Focus” to Traffic Violence
At a press conference this afternoon for the ceremonial swearing in of Bill Bratton as police commissioner, Mayor Bill de Blasio took the microphone to express his administration's commitment to its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities within ten years. Bratton followed up with more remarks about how the department will prioritize street safety, saying NYPD will have an "intensive focus on traffic issues."
January 2, 2014
Trottenberg Meets Parents of Traffic Violence Victims at Inauguration
A group of street safety advocates braved the cold yesterday outside Mayor Bill de Blasio's inauguration and received an impromptu visit from Polly Trottenberg, de Blasio's pick for transportation commissioner.
January 2, 2014
Bill Bratton Will Be the Police Chief Tasked With Implementing Vision Zero
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has selected Bill Bratton to serve as New York City's next police commissioner. Bratton occupied the same post from 1994 to 1996 under the Giuliani administration and is credited with pioneering data-driven policing techniques. After Bratton left, one of the innovations his deputies introduced was TrafficStat, a system that tracked crash data, held precinct commanders accountable for street safety performance, and brought different agencies together to address problems.
December 5, 2013
Hundreds Gather to Launch the Park Slope Street Safety Partnership
Last night, nearly 200 neighborhood residents gathered for over two hours in the Park Slope United Methodist Church for the launch of the Park Slope Street Safety Partnership, a consortium of civic groups, elected officials, and private citizens created to advance traffic calming efforts in the neighborhood.
December 4, 2013
WNYC: Most City Streets Are Currently Eligible for 20 MPH Speed Limit
WNYC has put together a map showing that the majority of streets in New York City are close to a school -- meaning that, according to state law, the speed limit on those streets can be lowered to 20 miles per hour without Albany's approval:
November 13, 2013
Vision Zero NYC: Ending the Body Count
Vision Zero is about more than looking both ways.
October 21, 2008
A “Vision Zero” for New York?
On Tuesday the Bloomberg administration announced record low traffic deaths from 2000 to 2007, and claimed, if not in so many words, that city streets are safer than ever. But the numbers, included on a chart that accompanied this media release, also indicated that 23 cyclists died in 2007. That would make last year -- according to the data released Tuesday, at least -- the deadliest for riders in the eight year period shown.
February 1, 2008
“Vision Zero”: Not One More Traffic Death
Airline safety has improved dramatically in the last 10 years, after two 1996 crashes killed 375 people.
October 1, 2007