Mean Streets: Who Is Dying in Traffic Crashes and Why
More than half of the 27 pedestrians killed by cars in New York City this year died on major roadways. That’s just one of the findings of a new WNYC analysis of traffic deaths, Mean Streets. We wanted...
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Bike And Pedestrian Access Could Breathe Life Into 'Underused' Metro Stations
As Metro works to sell the public on the necessity of spending billions to expand its rail system in the coming decades, the transit authority is also trying to get the most out of its existing...
View ArticleAn 'Insult to Broken Hearts': Families Denied Traffic Crash Reports
It may seem odd but Hsi-Pei Liao keeps a video on his phone that shows the moment an SUV struck and killed his 4-year-old daughter Allison. The video was taken by a dashboard camera in car that...
View ArticleCouncil Bill Would Require NYPD to Share Collision Reports
The NYPD is required to investigate all traffic deaths and serious collisions. But family members of the victims complain they often can't convince authorities to hand over the results of those...
View Article'Broken Windows' and Vision Zero
At a recent "Vision Zero" town hall, city legislators and officials talked about efforts to reduce traffic fatalities — and fielded ideas on street safety from members of the public.Chelsea resident...
View ArticleNYC Could Get 120 More Speed Cameras
Speed cameras for New York City streets may not have made it into the new state budget, but twin bills in the Assembly and Senate would bring them to the five boroughs, along with Nassau and Suffolk...
View ArticleSlow Down for More Speed Cameras
The Assembly voted Monday to authorize more speed cameras for New York City, as well as Nassau and Suffolk County.If the bill becomes law, it would bring the total number of speed cameras in New York...
View ArticleMassive City Council Transpo Hearing Next Step in Vision Zero
A slew of Vision Zero-related bills and resolutions is going before the New York City Council in a marathon hearing Wednesday.It's another next step in what has become a key goal of the de Blasio...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cute Kids, Catchy Music Push City's Traffic Safety Plan
This is kind of...strangely irresistible. New York City pushes traffic safety with an Aerosmith-inspired rap. All in a day's work for Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision Zero.
View Article$42 Million for Traffic Safety in Mayor's Budget
Mayor de Blasio’s first executive budget is bringing into focus his commitment to Vision Zero, a plan that seeks to eliminate traffic deaths in New York City by 2024. The mayor is proposing to spend...
View ArticleFatal NYC Intersection Gets Redesigned
An Upper West Side intersection where two pedestrians were killed earlier this year is getting a Vision Zero overhaul.Officials unveiled the changes to 96th Street and Broadway Tuesday morning. The...
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Where the Pedestrian Deaths Are
Between 2003 and 2012, more than 47,000 pedestrians were killed nationwide — even as traffic fatalities overall were falling.Roger Millar, the director of the National Complete Streets Coalition,...
View ArticleNYPD to Crack Down on Speeding
Speeders beware: New York police are launching a 48-hour speed ticketing blitz, starting Tuesday at midnight. Fines for speeding range from $90 to $600, and can result in points on a driver’s license....
View ArticleNYPD Tickets for Dangerous Driving Up
Tickets for dangerous driving are up citywide for the third month in a row.Ticketing was up in most precincts compared to the first four months of last year. But in some areas, police wrote far fewer...
View ArticleVision Zero Reforms Poised to Pass NYC Council
New York's City Council is on track to pass a suite of measures aimed at supporting Mayor Bill de Blasio's goal of eliminating traffic deaths from city streets.Eleven of the measures up for...
View ArticleFeds: One Year of Car Crashes Cost the U.S. $871 Billion
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says one year of traffic crashes costs $277 billion in direct economic losses and another $594 billion in harm from the loss of life and pain from...
View ArticleVision Zero Package Clears City Council
New York's City Council overwhelmingly passed a legislative package aimed to dramatically reduce traffic fatalities."At the end of the day, we feel that these new laws will strengthen our city's...
View ArticleExclusive: Traffic Death Toll Reaches 100
New York City marked a dubious milestone Wednesday morning: the 100th traffic death this year. Jose Duran, 35, of Springfield, MA, was driving a tractor-trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway when a...
View ArticleStop Studying Dangerous Intersection and Take Action, Say Capitol Hill...
When crossing Maryland Avenue Northeast in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, be ready to run for it.Despite new, bright signs erected at crosswalks alerting drivers to stop for pedestrians, residents say...
View ArticleNYC DOT: Public Plazas Should Be Everywhere — Not Just Manhattan
(Updated 4:50pm with additional comments) New York City's transportation commissioner said she wants to make sure streets get redesigned all over the city — not just Manhattan.At a construction...
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