NEW YORK\u2013\u2013<\/b>Mayor Bill de Blasio today released New York City\u2019s third annual Vision Zero report, which details the program\u2019s continued progress. Vision Zero, which began in 2014, has helped deliver the safest three-year period on New York City\u2019s streets in recorded history. In 2016, traffic fatalities in New York City declined to their lowest levels ever to 230, representing a 23 percent decline from 2013 when there were 299 traffic fatalities. This is in stark contrast to national trends that have seen a 14 percent increase in traffic fatalities over the same period according to the National Safety Council projections.<\/p>\n
In addition to providing the data on past successes, the report also provides a comprehensive look forward at initiatives \u2013 around education, enforcement and engineering \u2013 that will be pursued to maintain momentum in 2017 and beyond.<\/p>\n
The \u201cVision Zero: Year Three\u201d report can be accessed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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