NYCDOT Releases Landmark Ped Safety Study, Will Pilot 20 MPH Zones
by Ben Fried
To make walking safer, New York City will re-engineer 60 miles of streets per year and pilot the use of neighborhood-scale 20 mph zones, the city's top electeds and transportation officials announced this morning. The commitments are among several street safety measures unveiled today, accompanying NYCDOT's release of a landmark report analyzing the causes of serious pedestrian injuries and deaths, which affect thousands of New Yorkers every year.
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[B'Spokes: And here in Maryland, pedestrains remember to use the crosswalk. After all we only have the 6th highest pedestrian fatality rate and New York's ranking is 19.]