Vision Zero 10 years later, did it make a difference in New York City?

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- It's been 10 years since the start of New York City's Vision Zero Initiative, which was one of former Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature programs aimed to make the five boroughs a safer place to walk and bike.

Now, after analyzing a decade's worth of data, the results are complicated.
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According to a report by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, traffic deaths were 16% lower in the last 10 years compared to the decade preceding Vision Zero.

However, digging deeper, "people on foot" was the only group that saw a major 28% reduction in traffic deaths.

For drivers, cyclists, and other types of users, traffic deaths have all risen in the past decade.
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2023 was the deadliest year under Vision Zero for bike riders in which 41% more cyclists were killed in the second half of the decade than the first.

The report also found that, sadly, the level of success also depended a lot on where you lived.



Deaths in majority-white community boards have fallen 4% during the Vision Zero era, while majority-Black community boards faced a 13% increase and majority-Latino community boards faced a 30% increase.



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