New York City Just Had Its Safest-Ever Year For Pedestrians. What Went Right?

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Ten years after New York became the first US city to adopt the Vision Zero traffic safety model, transportation authorities and activists see progress and frustrations. Notwithstanding the Covid-19 pause of 2020, the largest city in the US ended 2023 with its safest year for pedestrians since record-keeping began 114 years ago, with 101 deaths for a metropolis of 8.5 million people

New York City Just Had Its Safest-Ever Year For Pedestrians. What Went Right?

Story by John Surico
March 11, 2024

Issue
Bicyclists and Pedestrians
State
New York