Vision Zero is asking pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists to pinpoint dangerous traffic areas in New York City on an interactive map that can be accessed online directly with an email address or through a Twitter or a Facebook account. Pedestrian crash corridors are highlighted in red on the map while…
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Crossing guards to be re-assigned at Junction Boulevard and the Horace Harding Expressway, a dangerous Queens intersection where more than 24 people were injured in traffic accidents since 2011
To reduce the number of pedestrians injured in traffic accidents and prevent traffic fatalities the 112th Precinct will assign crossing guards at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and the Horace Harding Expressway a dangerous NYC intersection just nearby PS 206, an elementary school. This is good news for Senator Joseph…
Speed suspected as the probable cause of a car accident that killed the passenger and left the driver with head and body trauma in Pehlam Garden in the Bronx, NYC
A woman died and a man was injured after their car flipped over, hit another car and struck a tree. The passenger, 26 year old Perla Reyes died while the 34 year old driver suffered body and head trauma. The police say speed was probably a factor in the accident.…
Bronx Bridge built in 1932 listed as one of the top 10 most traveled “structurally deficient” bridges in New York State
Everyday around 150,000 vehicles travel on a Bronx bridge that was built in 1932 and that may be about to collapse. The bridge which is the connector carrying the northbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway over an abandoned subway track is the oldest bridge listed in the top 10…
9 people seriously injured including 3 in critical conditions in SUV accident in Bronx, NYC
9 people suffered severe personal injury after a SUV crashed into a wall early this morning at 5:30 am at Exit 13 of the northbound New England Thruway in the Bronx, New York. The driver of the SUV, a Cadillac Escalade from a car service company, lost control of the…
Mc Guiness Boulevard in Brooklyn where many pedestrians and bicyclists have been injured or have died in auto accidents will be the third 25 MPH Arterial Slow Zone in NYC
Numerous bicyclists and pedestrians have been severely injured and several of them have lost their lives in traffic crashes along Mc Guiness Blvd in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The corridor nicknamed “Hipster Highway” is notorious for passenger vehicles and large trucks speeding. Two years ago a study by Transportation Alternatives showed that…
Starting Thursday, Zero Vison workshops invite New York City residents to discuss traffic safety concerns and help DOT and NYPD in developing plans to reduce the number of people dying or being injured in traffic accidents in their neighborhood
To reduce injuries and fatalities related to traffic accidents in all NYC boroughs, the Vision Zero action plan rests on 4 pillars: Law Enforcement, Legislation, Street Design and Public Dialogue. Involving the communities from the ground up by listening to their specific safety concerns and have the DOT and NYPD…
NYC Zero Vision to reduce traffic fatality and personal injury: After Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn last week, the Grand Concourse in the Bronx will be the second Arterial Slow Zone in the city with speed limited to 25mph
12 people including 7 pedestrians died in auto accidents and many others were injured in speed related crashes along the Bronx Grand Concourse in New York City between 2008 and 2012. Speeding is the main cause of accidents in this dangerous area but this is about to change extremely soon…
In an effort to prevent pedestrian accidents on the Upper West Side NYPD cops will not issue jaywalking tickets anymore but will teach pedestrians how to respect traffic laws
After several pedestrians died in traffic accidents on the Upper West Side in NYC, the cops have been cracking down on jaywalkers in sensitive areas such as W. 96th street and Broadway (picture). Earlier this year cops in the neighborhood were instructed to give tickets that could go up to…
Young female pedestrian dies after being struck by two yellow cabs in Uptown Manhattan
Another pedestrian fatality happened last weekend in New York. A 22 year old woman who was crossing York Ave on the Upper East Side of New York was struck by cab that threw her in the opposite traffic lane where a second cab struck her. She was rushed to the…