Slower Speeds on Atlantic Avenue Announced as First Phase of Vision Zero Plan
Ross Barkan
Slow down, you’re moving too fast. That’s the message from the de Blasio administration to Atlantic Avenue motorists.
Polly Trottenberg, the new commissioner of the Department of Transportation, today announced the first salvo in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s war against pedestrian fatalities: a slow zone that will knock the speed limit on a roughly eight-mile stretch of Atlantic Avenue from 30 to 25 miles per hour.
“We’re going to be demonstrating our commitment today to Vision Zero and declaring once again the de Blasio administration wants to reduce fatalities across New York City,” Ms. Trottenberg said at a press conference on a bustling triangle between Atlantic and Washington Avenues, referring to a plan that aims to eliminate traffic deaths in the city altogether.
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