#vision-zero

#vision-zero

It's no secret that the United States has a fatal love affair with speed. And our overly permissive relationship directly leads to over 11,000 deadly crashes on our roads every year. Hit by a vehicle going 20 mph, a pedestrian has an 18% chance of death or serious injury. Yet, hit at 40 mph, that same pedestrian suffers a 77% likelihood of death or serious injury. Every mile per hour counts when it comes to saving lives.

At the time, the city had 13 projects under construction, totaling 135 miles, at an average cost of just $224 million per mile (adjusted for purchasing power parity and inflation). The Transit Costs Project, a global comparative study of urban rail construction costs, found that U.S. projects are often five to ten times more expensive than those in countries like Italy, Sweden, and Türkiye due to factors such as station design, lack of standardization, inefficient management of labor, procurement practices, and soft costs.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch's fact-free crackdown on e-bikes continues - and the agency has finally released some of the numbers to amNY (believe me, we've been asking). No surprise: The Upper East Side, where Tisch's mother has made her opinion well known, leads in enforcement. The amNY editorial board obviously read Streetsblog, commissioning an op-ed from two Council members and a city labor leader to support a Council bill to rein in Amazon that we wrote about last month.

The Santa Barbara Transportation and Circulation Committee is nearing the start of construction on a 3.1-mile transformation of Cliff Drive, addressing pedestrian and cyclist safety.

DOT has stressed that removing the protected bike lane will not eliminate cyclists; rather, it will compromise the safety of all street users. This represents a clear breach of the Vision Zero initiative's goals, putting the city at legal risk for knowingly reducing safety on crucial corridors.

Starting August 5, San Francisco will start issuing fines for speeding caught by 33 newly installed speed-monitoring cameras, which were previously issuing warnings.

"The pursuit of Vision Zero often focuses on the statistics of death and serious injury, but we must remember the personal stories behind those numbers."

To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Portland's Vision Zero commitment, Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane is bringing a resolution to double down on the city's pledge to end traffic fatalities.

Lander's 21-point "Green Light" plan includes unified transit ideas, a strong emphasis on safety measures, and a revitalized approach to livable streets initiatives.

Though several bills were on the agenda, the hearing saw NYPD leaders facing backlash for persistent reports of racially biased policing in car stops.