VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

WHAT IS VISION ZERO? Vision Zero Action Plan

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In the first days of our administration, we made a commitment to decisively confront the epidemic of traffic fatalities and injuries on our streets.

The fundamental message of Vision Zero is that death and injury on city streets is not acceptable and that we will no longer regard serious crashes as inevitable.

- Mayor Bill de Blasio Mayor de Blasio meets with the father of Noshat Nahian, an 8-year-old boy killed by the driver of a truck on Northern Boulevard.

Together, we will make this City safer.

Vision Zero focuses on these key points:

There is no acceptable level of death and injury on our streets.

Traffic deaths and injuries are not accidents but crashes that can be prevented

The public should expect safe behavior on City streets and participate in a culture change

Choosing Safe Streets

4,000 New Yorkers are seriously injured and more than 250 are killed each year in traffic crashes.

New York Needs Vision Zero

Dangerous driver choices like speeding and failing to yield are the primary or contributing cause of 70% of pedestrian fatalities.

53% Dangerous Driver Choices

17% Dangerous Driver and Pedestrian Choices

30% Dangerous Pedestrian Choices

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES

Data: NYC DOT 2008-2012

GETTING TO ZERO Vision Zero Action Plan

We will make streets safer through: 1. Public dialogue & education

2. Law enforcement

3. Street design

4. Legislation

Public input through workshops, town halls, events and nyc.gov/visionzero

The City and the public will create Borough Safety Action Plans for improvements

Partnerships with advocates, industry groups and commercial fleet operators

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

Vision Zero Needs All of Us

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

Over 13,000 block and intersection specific street-design and enforcement-related comments were provided through the nyc.gov/visionzero map. Those comments will directly inform the Vision Zero Borough Safety Action Plans.

Direct Education Outreach NYC DOT Safety Education

Direct work in 500 schools and in afterschool programs

Focused outreach at senior centers

Hands-on safety demonstrations open to the public

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

New Public Education Campaigns for Drivers

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

NYC DOT and NYPD Street Teams

NYPD and NYC DOT have formed Street Teams which distribute safety messages in high-crash, high-density corridors to pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. The following week the NYPD concentrates their traffic enforcement resources on those corridors.

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

Professional Driver Training

Increased education for TLC drivers

Follow-up training for drivers who have been in crashes

Recognition and celebration of the safest TLC drivers

1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION

Enhanced Enforcement

NYPD has stepped up enforcement to deter high-risk choices: Speeding Failure to yield Improper turns Texting/phoning

while driving Signal violations

2. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Enhanced Enforcement

Increase NYPD crash investigation purview and training

Increase TLC enforcement resources including new safety squad equipped with speed guns

2. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Red Light Cameras

Red light cameras have reduced pedestrian injuries by 31%.

Cities which use speed cameras reduced their fatal and serious injury crashes by 30-40%

2. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Safety for All

3. STREET DESIGN

NYC DOT is installing more accessible pedestrian signals at high priority locations

Provide safety for those who need more time to cross the street by shortening crossing distances and adjusting signals.

Adding tactile warning strips to ease navigation for people who are visually impaired.

Mayors Office for People with Disabilities a partner in Vision Zero

Life-saving Street Design

At locations where NYC DOT has made major engineering changes since 2005, fatalities have decreased by 34 percent, twice the rate of improvement at other locations

NYC DOT will implement 50 safety intersection or corridor engineering projects in 2014

3. STREET DESIGN

The Science of Safe Streets New crosswalks where

people want to cross

Shorter crossing distances pedestrian islands

Clearer lane markings Additional signalization for

turns

3. STREET DESIGN

BEFORE

AFTER

3. STREET DESIGN

The Science of Safe Streets Designated space for buses,

cyclists, drivers and pedestrians

Lane reduction to accommodate all street users while maintaining capacity

Shorter crossing distances

BEFORE

AFTER

3. STREET DESIGN

The Science of Safe Streets Shorter crossing distances via

pedestrian islands

Clearly designated space for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists.

A simpler, less complex intersection

Better crosswalk markings

BEFORE

AFTER

Safe Streets: Augmenting Design

NYC DOT will implement 50 safety intersection or corridor engineering projects in 2014

25 arterial slow zones 8 neighborhood slow zones 250 speed bumps Enhanced lighting at 1,000

intersections

3. STREET DESIGN

Creating Stronger Laws

In 2014, New York City won authorization from the State to:

Continue the red light camera program

Dramatically expand the speed camera program

Enact a 25 MPH citywide speed limit

4. LEGISLATION

GET INVOLVED Your Vision Zero Action Plan

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Voice your opinion at Precinct or Community Board meetings

Talk to your family, neighbors and co-workers about being safer when walking, riding a bike or driving a car

Look for Street Teams and other outreach in your neighborhoods

Ask for education at your school, place or worship or senior center

Vision Zero is a cultural shift and New Yorkers play a huge role in the change.