"Vision Zero, NYC's ongoing mission to eliminate traffic fatalities, is working, according to items in the Mayor's Management Report, scheduled to be released Wednesday. According to numbers shared by City Hall with amNewYork ahead of its release, the report will highlight a significant 24% drop in traffic fatalities during FY2025 the months of July 2024 to June 2025 making it the lowest fatality rate since FY2020."
"According to Mayor Eric Adams, 2025 was one of the best recent years for Vision Zero, which launched in 2014 using legislation, enforcement and other means to end traffic-related deaths. Our administration is, once again, showing how our competent management is delivering real results for all New Yorkers, Adams said. In the areas that New Yorkers care most about affordability, public safety, education, and cleanliness we are breaking records and delivering for working-class people."
"Though fatalities decreased, non-fatal collisions involving e-bikes and stand-up scooters increased 34.2% and .8% year to date compared to the same period in 2024, according to the latest NYPD statistics. A spokesperson for the mayor credits the improved fatality rates to initiatives such as the installation of around 87 miles of protected bike lanes, Albany's expansion of speed cameras to an all-day, everyday operation, the default 25 mph speed limit, traffic enforcement, and public outreach."
Traffic fatalities in New York City fell 24% during FY2025 (July 2024–June 2025), the lowest fatality rate since FY2020. Deaths involving motorized two-wheelers (mopeds and e-bikes) decreased 39% and motor-vehicle occupant deaths declined 32%. Pedestrian fatalities decreased 8% despite several high-profile fatal collisions. There were four traditional bicyclist fatalities during the fiscal year. Non-fatal e-bike collisions rose 34.2% year-to-date and stand-up scooter non-fatal collisions rose 0.8% year-to-date versus 2024. Initiatives included roughly 87 miles of protected bike lanes, expanded speed cameras, a default 25 mph limit, enforcement, and outreach.
Read at www.amny.com
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