Deadly weekend on Queens’ streets makes 2024 one of the worst, safety advocates say
We rely on your support to make local news available to allGothamist is funded by sponsors and member donationsVision ZeroTraffic deaths are 43% higher than average in Queens this year and on track to tie as the deadliest year in the borough, according to data collected and analyzed by street safety group Transportation Alternatives. Citywide, traffic deaths are 17% higher than average this year.
Transportation Alternatives tracks injuries and fatalities from cars by compiling press reports, which it says is faster and often more accurate than official data from the city. The NYPD recorded the following incidents this weekend:A NYPD vehicleAn overturned driverThe Department of Transportation didn’t dispute the deaths, but only has records from earlier this month. It said it was grieving with the families of those who died.
In a city where heavy and fast cars perpetually interact within inches of comparatively fragile pedestrians and cyclists, Adams said the city is failing to meet its legal obligations to make streets safer under a 2019 law requiring the construction of more pedestrian space and bike and bus lanes. In his email, Barone did not respond to the administration’s struggles to meet the NYC Streets Plan law, but instead identified other safer street metrics.
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