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Crunching the Data on the Record-Setting Year For Cyclist Deaths
Ninety-four percent of the year's record-setting number of bike deaths occurred on streets without protected bike lanes.
October 17, 2023
‘Not a Bike-Friendly City:’ Cyclist Deaths Are Surging This Year in NYC
At least 20 people have died biking in New York City so far this year — the deadliest first seven months of the year on record.
August 7, 2023
Cyclist Deaths Soared in the First Three Months of 2023, On Pace for Worst Year in History
"We're alarmed by the increase in bike riders killed in traffic violence so far this year," said Transportation Alternatives.
April 10, 2023
Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
August 25, 2022
City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repairs After Months of 311 Complaints
The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.
February 28, 2022
Cops Reveal Another Cyclist Death in The Bronx by Hit-and-Run Driver
Cops have provided details on the death of a Bronx cyclist who was run down and killed on the Grand Concourse last month — the 19th bike rider to die in the city so far this year.
October 13, 2020
City Throws More Cops at Rising Bronx Cyclist Deaths, Injuries
A protected bike-lane network is not in the offing for the beleaguered borough, the DOT says.
September 2, 2020
Cyclist Deaths Up 44 Percent as Mayor de Blasio Targets E-Bikes
Hugo Ramirez, struck by a hit-and-run truck driver yesterday, was the 26th cyclist killed by a motorist on NYC streets in 2017. City Hall reported 18 cyclist fatalities last year.
December 19, 2017
After Cyclist Deaths, Manhattan CB 4 Presses DOT for Protected Crosstown Bikeways
After drivers killed two cyclists in the district last month, Manhattan Community Board 4 is reiterating its request for DOT to install protected bike lanes on crosstown streets in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen.
July 11, 2017
FHWA’s New Goal: Eliminating Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in America
The Federal Highway Administration wants to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist fatalities "in the next 20 to 30 years." In a new strategic plan [PDF], the agency calls for reducing serious injuries and deaths 80 percent in the next 15 years, which would be an intermediate goal on the way to zero.
September 15, 2016