New York City drivers already navigating 25 mph speed limits, speed cameras, bus lanes, bike lanes and an ever-growing maze of traffic restrictions could soon be told to slow down even further — to just 15 mph.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to unveil a sweeping new transportation blueprint dubbed “Vision Zero Reimagined,” containing 100 policy goals that his administration wants to pursue over the next decade.

Among the most dramatic proposals is an expansion of 15 mph speed limits around hundreds of additional schools across the five boroughs.

But slower speed limits are only one piece of the plan.

The Mamdani administration also wants to install new barriers and other safety infrastructure at 1,000 intersections every year, expand pedestrian-only zones and equip thousands of city-owned vehicles with additional safety technology, including audible truck warnings and enhanced automatic braking systems.

The plan would also target drivers repeatedly caught speeding in school zones with speed-capping devices designed to prevent their vehicles from exceeding certain limits.

Owners of large passenger vehicles could face higher tolls, while enforcement against so-called “ghost plates” — license plates that are obscured, altered or otherwise designed to evade cameras and toll readers — would be stepped up.

City Hall is additionally proposing subsidies to help lower-income New Yorkers pay for public transportation and Citi Bike.

Mamdani’s administration says the massive overhaul is intended to reduce traffic deaths while adapting city streets to the increasingly complicated mix of cars, bicycles, e-bikes and other vehicles.

The original Vision Zero program was launched in 2014 and brought major changes to streets throughout the city, including a reduction of the default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, extensive street redesigns and a massive expansion of automated traffic enforcement.

Some portions of Mamdani’s new plan can be implemented directly through city agencies, while others will require approval from Albany.

For New York City motorists, however, one part of the mayor’s vision is unmistakable: on hundreds more streets, 25 mph may soon be considered too fast.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)