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NUMBER CRUNCH: Inside the Deadliest Year in Vision Zero History
It was worse than you thought.
January 26, 2022
Pedestrian Gravely Wounded by Driver on Still-Dangerous McGuinness Boulevard
A senior citizen was struck and seriously injured on Monday night on deadly McGuinness Boulevard, a roadway that the outgoing de Blasio administration vowed to redesign for safety, but didn't begin before its clock ran out.
January 25, 2022
UPDATE: Two Pedestrians Killed in Manhattan Crosswalks
Two pedestrians are dead after drivers mowed them both down in the crosswalk on the Upper East and West sides of Manhattan early Monday, according to police, but only one of the drivers was charged despite Mayor Adams's promise last week that the NYPD would begin a new crackdown on drivers who fail to yield.
January 24, 2022
Cyclist Badly Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver along Notorious Windsor Terrace Strip
A delivery cyclist was struck and gravely injured by the hit-and-run driver of an SUV early on Friday morning at a dangerous intersection in Windsor Terrace, police said.
January 21, 2022
Viral Video of W. Va. Reporter Struck by Pick-Up Driver on Live TV Should be a Watershed Moment
A horrifying car crash that aired on live TV shows how the U.S. media normalizes traffic violence, even as it happens in real time.
January 20, 2022
Mayor Adams’s ‘Turbo-Charged’ Vision Zero Includes a Back Door to Massive NYPD Crackdown on Cyclists
A new enforcement effort raised eyebrows among some activists, forcing DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez into a defensive position.
January 19, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show
Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.
January 11, 2022
Vision Zero Epicenters: 5 Dangerous Neighborhoods that Should Be on Eric Adams’s Agenda
Streetsblog crunched the numbers to reveal the neighborhoods that most need safety improvements. An analysis for a new administration.
January 3, 2022
THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years of Vision Zero Ends with More Cars and More Death
Car ownership under this mayor has been steadily rising since his very first days in office. And on Monday, he claimed that's not part of his legacy.
December 28, 2021
Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’
Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."
December 25, 2021
