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TA: City Hall’s Spending Decisions Are Limiting Life-Saving Street Designs
Transportation Alternatives says the de Blasio administration's failure to fully fund Vision Zero street improvements is limiting the number of split-phase traffic signals DOT can install to prevent collisions at dangerous intersections.
July 14, 2016
Advocates Don’t Expect Judge’s Ruling Against Right of Way Law to Hold Up
In rejecting the case against a school bus driver who struck and killed an elderly woman in a Queens crosswalk, a criminal court judge deemed the city's Right of Way Law unconstitutional. The constitutionality of the law had previously been upheld in a different court, however, and street safety advocates don't expect the new ruling to hold up. Applying the same logic would render criminal statutes against drunk driving unconstitutional as well, they say.
June 28, 2016
NYC Traffic Deaths Fell in First Five Months of 2016
Traffic fatalities in NYC declined 11 percent through the end of May compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD crash data.
June 27, 2016
What Every Elected Should Say About Speed Cameras
When City Council member Jimmy Van Bramer talks about street safety and automated enforcement, the message is clear: speeding is always wrong, it's dangerous, and anyone who gets a ticket needs to change their behavior.
June 10, 2016
78th Precinct Honors Mike Ameri’s Commitment to Safe Streets
The Bergen Street bike lane between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush was unofficially christened the "Inspector Michael Ameri Bike Lane" yesterday in honor of the late commander of NYPD Highway Patrol.
June 1, 2016
City Hall Has Allowed a Blackout on Vision Zero Crash Data Since February
Is NYC reducing traffic injuries and deaths as called for by Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative? The public has no way to know, because the city hasn't published crash data since the end of February and won't start again until sometime this summer.
June 1, 2016
De Blasio Talks Vision Zero on WNYC
WNYC's Brian Lehrer started off his Friday "Ask the Mayor" segment with Bill de Blasio by taking questions about Vision Zero. No earthshaking news came up, but it's always interesting to hear how the mayor conveys messages about street safety and urban mobility to the public.
May 27, 2016
Talking Street Safety and Vision Zero on Inside City Hall With Errol Louis
Thanks to Errol Louis and the team at NY1's Inside City Hall for having me on yesterday with Dana Lerner of Families for Safe Streets and transit reporter Jose Martinez. The show reaches a very influential audience, and Dana and I both appreciated having the platform to talk about the state of street safety in NYC and the de Blasio administration's Vision Zero efforts.
May 19, 2016
Rodriguez: Wouldn’t DOT Like More Vision Zero Funding? Trottenberg: Nope
The de Blasio administration continues to resist the City Council's efforts to devote more resources to street redesigns that will save lives.
May 18, 2016