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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