CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis takes a closer look at Vision Zero and its impact across the Tri-State Area.
NEW YORK -- Despite a federal investment of more than $2 billion over the last couple years on traffic safety projects, about 40,000 people are dying on Untied States roads every year.CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis takes a closer look at one of those efforts -- 'Vision Zero' -- and its impact across the Tri-State Area.'He was a ray, a whole ray of light,' Porscha McLaurin said.Jayden McLaurin's family says he shined on and off the basketball court.
'You look at streets like Queens Boulevard that was called the 'Boulevard of Death' for years and years and years, and now it is so much safer,' said Alexa Sledge, with Transportation Alternatives.Advocacy group Transportation Alternatives says it wants to see more urgency and equity in the Vision Zero rollout.'We're seeing a lot more infrastructure improvements and street redesigns and community boards than our whiter and wealthier areas,' Sledge said.
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