Vision Zero Cities: Removing Police from Traffic Enforcement Is Crucial — and Hard!
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The biggest hold-up, says Council Member Carlina Rivera, is “political will.” But that's not all.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Monday’s Headlines: Focus on Pedestrians Edition
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We spent a lot of time this weekend nerding out on which world capitals are truly great places for pedestrians. And New York didn't fare so well. Check out that report and others in today's news digest.
Worst Practices: How Urban Planning Fails Vision Zero
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The effectiveness of our entire suite of defenses hinges on the policies and practices adopted by planners. Far too often, these development decisions are made with a blissful disregard of their ultimate safety consequences.
Another Community Board Calls for City to Stop Discriminating Against Pedestrians
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Upper West Side joins the push for DOT to just install "neckdowns" wherever the safety improvement is needed.
Best Practices: Vision Zero Lessons from London’s Congestion Pricing
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Policies that price the use of urban roads, in addition to their beneficial effects on congestion, can make these roads and urban areas safer for all users, although some caution is needed when trying to push people towards greater cycling.
Car Thief Kills Queens Pedestrian in a Hit and Run
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A car thief speeding away in a just-swiped muscle car slammed into a Queens pedestrian on deadly Linden Boulevard — then got picked up by an accomplice, who drove the pair away from the scene of the crimes.