VZV Neighborhood Slow Zones: New York City Traffic Calming Areas

Neighborhood Slow Zones in New York City are areas where the speed limit is reduced to 20 mph. The City of New York selects zones based on crash history, presence of schools and amenities, and community support, implementing treatments like markings, signage, and speed humps. This dataset was last updated on 2026-03-22 03:51:16.074698.

Use Cases

• Mapping traffic calming infrastructure based on described treatments like markings, signage, and speed humps.
• Analyzing zone selection criteria based on factors like crash history and presence of schools.
• Evaluating the spatial distribution of the Neighborhood Slow Zone program across New York City.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including RDF, JSON, CSV, and XML.
• The dataset is part of the City of New York's official Vision Zero initiative for traffic safety.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-22 03:51:16.074698.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of New York

Collection Method

Likely collected and maintained by city agencies as part of the Vision Zero Neighborhood Slow Zone program.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:51:16.074698; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA