A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years - Good News Everyone - Moist: A Nonsense Aggregator
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Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

For seven years now, the city of nearly 60,000 people has reported resounding success: Not a single automobile occupant, bicyclist or pedestrian has died in a traffic crash since January 2017, elevating Hoboken as a national model for roadway safety.

While Hoboken’s plan has numerous components, including lower speed limits and staggered traffic lights, daylighting is often credited as one of the biggest reasons its fatalities have dropped to zero.

Ryan Sharp, the city’s transportation director, said when roads need to be repaved, Hoboken takes the additional step of cordoning off the street corners to widen curbs and shorten crosswalks. It’s already illegal to park at an intersection in Hoboken, but drivers often do anyway if there aren’t physical barriers.

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  • n2burns@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Daylighting is defined the first time it’s used. I think it’s useful to define and use a term when you’re going to use it 6 more times in one article.

    Hoboken’s traffic fatalities were low before it ever implemented Vision Zero — it had one road death a year between 2015 and 2017, the last year there was a road fatality.

    • MNByChoice@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Daylighting is defined the first time it’s used.

      That is where I read it. I didn’t want to have to open the article to figure it out.

      Also, thank you for the statistic and link. I appreciate it.