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PODCAST: A Year Later at the Upper West Side's Most Dangerous Intersections

By Emily Frost | February 18, 2015 7:22am
 In the first episode of  "A Year Later on The Upper West Side,” reporter Emily Frost talks with Julie Kowitz Margolies about Vision Zero.
PODCAST: Julie Kowitz Margolies
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UPPER WEST SIDE — On the anniversary of Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement of Vision Zero, a policy aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, DNAinfo New York spoke with local one activist about how the initiative has affected the neighborhood.  

For this week's podcast, our first in the series, Upper West Side reporter Emily Frost talked with Julie Kowitz Margolies about local street safety — from what's changed and what hasn't, to what is and isn't working as part of the city's efforts.

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The Upper West Side's streets were particularly dangerous for pedestrians in 2014, with three people killed by vehicles in January alone — a figure that doubled by the end of the year. The neighborhood also saw the largest increase in traffic deaths across the city, according to NYPD data. 

The deaths sparked a series of major street infrastructure changes meant to make some of the most dangerous sections safer.

However, a full year after the announcement, Kowitz Margolies said when she's walking with her children her anxiety borders on terror.

We want to hear your reactions. Has Vision Zero made a difference in the neighborhood? What's your experience of the local streets? Let us know in the comments below.