Atlantic Cities covers CRASH stories NYC, created by Transportation Alternatives with open source Shareabouts -

“I’ve heard from so many citizens that ‘I see people almost get hit here all the time, and how come we have to wait until somebody gets killed in order to fix it?’” Godzeno says. Actual crash data, though, is the only metric officials have to prioritize where to target infrastructure improvements or stricter traffic enforcement.

So how do you document events significant for the fact that they almost happened? Transportation Alternatives recently rolled out a web platform, CRASH stories NYC, that invites New Yorkers to map their run-ins and near-misses.

– Mapping the Car Crash Near Misses That No One Ever Sees, Emily Badger in Atlantic Cities.