A Blueprint for Safer, Quieter Streets in NYC

Why NYC needs to go beyond Open Streets and pilot permanent low-traffic zones that prioritize pedestrians over cars - and how DOT can get it done

In 2024, there were 266 deaths and 54,137 injuries in NYC due to car crashes, with over half of those killed being cyclists or pedestrians. Every day on streets like Canal Street, parents weave with their kids through honking traffic on their way to school while cyclists and delivery vans and residents must contend with thru traffic clogging the roads.

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