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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
City Hall Announces NYPD Crackdown on Drivers Who Endanger Cyclists
NYPD will crack down this week on motorists who put cyclists at risk.
May 16, 2016
De Blasio’s Budget Has No Funding Increase for Street Safety Projects
Mayor de Blasio released his executive budget yesterday, and it does not include the increases for street safety projects that the City Council recommended earlier this month, says Transportation Alternatives. Without more funding for street redesigns, TA says, the administration won't be able to improve safety at the pace needed to attain the mayor's stated goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024.
April 27, 2016
TA Will Track Safety Policies of NYC’s Private Fleet Operators
Transportation Alternatives is calling on private fleet operators who do business in New York City to talk about what they're doing to make employees safer drivers.
April 11, 2016
City Council Proposes Vision Zero Funding Increase — Will de Blasio Agree?
The City Council is proposing a significant increase in funding for street safety projects. Now it's up to Mayor de Blasio to decide whether to devote more resources to get the city closer to his Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024.
April 5, 2016
DOT Releases Borough-by-Borough Speed Limit Maps
DOT has released before-and-after maps for each borough showing how signed speed limits have changed since Mayor de Blasio lowered the city's default limit to 25 miles per hour in 2014. With the maps, New Yorkers can see which major surface streets are now signed for 25 mph and which have retained higher speed limits.
April 1, 2016