caroline samponaro vermont walk/bike summit keynote
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Streets Are For People: The Movement For Safe Streets In
NYC
Vermont Walk/Bike Summit, March 29th, 2014
MISSION & GOALABOUT TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
MISSION!Our mission is to reclaim New York City's streets from the automobile by ensuring that every New Yorker has safe space to walk and bike and access to public transportation. !!BY THE NUMBERS!Founded: ! 1973!Members: ! 11,000!Staff: ! ! 50 (FT & PT)!Supporters: !100,000!Activists: ! 1,500!!
Over 40 years!
New York: 9,656 miles of streets
Over 19,312 miles of sidewalks =
80% of NYC’s public space
Source: New York City Department of Transportation 2008
SPACE EQUITY: 42ND STREET
SPACE EQUITY: 42ND STREET
SPACE EQUITY: 42ND STREET
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Traffic is Not Like the Weather
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Streets Are For People!
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Innovation Starts With a !4 Letter Word
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Make Innovation An Election Issue
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Our !Super-Power!
Is People
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Speed Camera Campaign, NYC, 2013
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NYC FATAL CRASHES BY ILLEGAL CAUSES, 2005-12
Speed Failure to Yield Alcohol & Illegal Drugs
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Speed Enforcement Cameras
Percent of vehicles traveling over 10mph above the speed limit, Washington, DC
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Crashes are the #1 cause !of injury-related death !for children !in NYC
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• 12% of city residents are older than 65 !• 36% of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes
are older than 65!• Traffic crashes are the second leading cause
of injury related death for seniors (after falls)
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1st and 2nd Avenue Complete Street Campaign
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Building a 24/365 Network
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Montreal:Provide maintenance like clockwork!• The city keeps 20 kilometers of
cycle track clear all season despite receiving an average 86 inches of snow.!!
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http://bikenyc.org/blog/cool-bikings-crowdsourced-winter-bike-ride-guide
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Boogie on the!Boulevard
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Every 3 hours, a New Yorker is seriously injured
More New Yorkers are killed by cars than murdered by guns
5 children are hit by cars every day
Families for Safe Streets
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“We aren’t going to wait and lose a son, a daughter, a parent !or a grandparent in another senseless and painful tragedy. !
Our top responsibility is protecting the health and safety of our !people. From tougher enforcement to more safely-designed !
streets and stronger laws—our work starts today” !-Mayor Bill de Blasio
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Lessons Learned:! For City & Town Planners!
& Politicians
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It Takes a Village
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Pilots & Events!Win Hearts & Minds
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Set Goals & !Standards
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Build a Network & Keep it Open
24/365
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Measure Success
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Lessons Learned:! For Advocates & Activists
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Claim The Moral Authority
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Broaden Your Base
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Create Channels for People to say YES
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Build a Movement
