A new report by the Drum Major Institute and Transportation Alternatives is the first to examine new transportation policies rolled out in New York City under the Bloomberg administration.

Drawing on technical reports from international organizations such as the World Health Organization, World Bank, and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport, the study finds that recent city-led changes to roadways and sidewalks—traffic-calming measures like bicycle lanes, wider sidewalks, and pedestrian refuges—have been proven to save lives in the cities that have implemented them across the globe.

However, New York City is far behind its peer cities in other developed countries in terms of the threat traffic poses to city residents. One New Yorker is killed every 35 hours in a traffic crash, and more New Yorkers have been killed by traffic than murdered by guns over the past ten years.

Calling the current rate of traffic fatalities in New York City “unacceptable,” the new study urges City Hall to redouble its efforts on improving safety for pedestrians, motorists, and bicyclists. The report notes that while the Bloomberg administration has pledged to cut traffic fatalities in half by 2030, Paris achieved the same feat in only six years.