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my name is timothy Williams
mayor of new york city MR bill de blasio
Mr de Blasio say “This was not the purpose of this park, to be built for automobiles. Literally, it was built before there were automobiles, “It was built for people.”
Mr de Blasio announced his decision Friday as a part of the city’s efforts to cut down on traffic accidents and air pollution in the park, which is America’s most-visited urban park.
The ban will take effect 27 June, opening up the roads to only the 42 million visitors who visit the park to enjoy its diverse set of attractions that include a zoo, boating lakes, event spaces, and a reservoir.The new ban expands a previous limitation on motor vehicles in the park from 2015, which cut off access to the loop drives found in the northern portion of the park, which stretches from 59th street in Midtown Manhattan all the way up to 100th street.
Mr de Blasio has made reducing pedestrian traffic fatalities a priority of his administration as a part of his Vision Zero initiative, which aims at improving street safety, and cutting down on traffic crashes in general.The program has had success, too. The city has seen a decline in pedestrian deaths in recent years, and Mr de Blasio has announced that there were the fewest number of traffic fatalities on record in 2017.