By Claudia Adriazola-Steil, WRI India Sustainable Cities

1. VISION ZERO in NYC
Other cities setting good examples
around the world
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Director
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities,
Health and Road Safety
Image: Angela/ wordpress.com

2. AGENDA
1. NYC Vision Zero
2. Vision Zero in other cities
3. Good practices from Bogota, Sao Paulo, Paris and
Grenoble

3. NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Source: The New York City Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan (August
2015)
Traffic Fatalities (2005-2009) Probability of Fatality in a Crash (2004-2008)
4000
New Yorkers are seriously injured and
250
are killed in traffic crashes each year.

4. NYC PEDESTRIAN SAFETY STUDY OF 2010
Source: NYC DOT (2008-2012)
 Landmark Study aimed to
identify the causes, common
factors, and geographic
distribution of over 7,000
pedestrian crashes in the New
York City.
Traffic crashes cost the city’s
economy
$ 4.29 Billion
annually

7. COLLECT, USE AND SHARE DATA
http://www.nycvzv.info/

8. PLANS FOR EACH BOROUGH OF NYC
Source: www.nyc.gov
Each Pedestrian safety action
Plan addresses specific
traffic issues in the
respective borough
Priority
intersections,
corridors and areas
were geographically located
in each borough based on
crash data

9. DESIGN INTERVENTIONS IN EACH BOROUGH
Source: Vision Zero One Year Report (April 2015)
Interventions in
Bronx
aimed at
reducing drivers
driving at illegal
speeds
Interventions in
Brooklyn
aimed at reconfiguring
street spaces

10. DESIGN INTERVENTIONS IN EACH BOROUGH
Source: Vision Zero One Year Report (April 2015)
Interventions in
Staten Island
aimed at reducing speeding,
adding raised center median
and pedestrian safety islands
and narrowing moving lanes.

11. RESULTS OF DESIGN INTERVENTIONS
Source: Vision Zero One Year Report (April 2015)
Redesign of priority
corridors, intersections and
areas have resulted into a
higher
Perception of
Safety for
pedestrians and cyclists
Wherever DOT has made
interventions fatalities are
down by
34%
Redesign of Priority
corridors have led to
41%
fewer crashes with injuries

12. http://visionzeronetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/VZ-
map-April-20-2016.pdf?0e8dac

13. VISION ZERO AND SAFE SYSTEMS IN
THE WORLD

14. VISION ZERO IN THE AMERICAS
Cities in:
Colombia
Brazil
Canada
Dominican Republic
Mexico
United States of America

15. BOGOTA
VISION ZERO PLAN
PLAN DISTRITAL DE SEGURIDAD VIAL DE
BOGOTA: 2016-2026

16. SAO PAULO: LIFE PROTECTION PROGRAM
(PPV) FROM CET
Aims to cut fatalities by
26% by 2021 through:
 Speed reduction
 Diagonal pedestrian
crossings
 Moto and bicycle box
 Illuminated crossings
 Pedestrian Protection
Program
 Extended sidewalks
 Areas 40
Ciro Biderman, SP

17. 159,168
INJURED PEOPLE IN
CRASHES
5943
DEATHS IN FATAL
CRASHES
Ciro Biderman, SP

18. 11 AREAS 40
REDUCED SPEED ZONES
15 KM² = 1,5% OF
CITY’S URBAN AREA
CHARACTERISTICS
- COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES ON THE
GROUND LEVEL
- LARGE VOLUMES OF
PEDESTRIANS
2013-2015
IMPLEMENTATION
PERIOD
Ciro Biderman, SP

19. REDUCTION AT MARGINAIS
Ciro Biderman, SP

20. CRASH REDUCTIONS AT MARGINAIS
Ciro Biderman, SP

21. CONGESTIONS AT MARGINAIS
Ciro Biderman, SP

22. PARIS

23. PARIS

24. GRENOBLE

26. THANK YOU!
Claudia Adriazola-Steil
Director of Health and Road Safety
Program
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities