Traffic fatalities in NYC have significantly decreased from 701 in 1990 to 381 in 2000. In 2011 it reached 249 deaths making  New York, globally seen as a foremost innovator in safe street design. Nevertheless, about 4,000 New Yorkers are still severely harmed, and more than 250 killed in traffic crashes yearly. January 2014, Mayor Deplasio launched Vision Zero to improve street safety in all NYC area.