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Supporters of Sammy’s Law Rally Heastie and Share Frustrations About Assembly’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction
By Gersh Kuntzman |
Members of Families for Safe Streets rallied on Monday outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office to demand he pass a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits, and expressed confusion as to why the speaker had reportedly stalled the widely supported legislation.
Monday’s Headlines: All Eyes on Carl Heastie Edition
By Streetsblog Editorial Board |
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has a real chance to do the right thing this week — the last of the legislative session until next January. Plus other news.
Greenpointers Rally For Safer Streets Where Cyclist, 73, Was Killed
By Kevin Duggan |
When neighbors block road safety improvements, other neighbors die.
Talking Headways Podcast: The First City on Mars
By Jeff Wood |
This week we’re joined by Tufts professor Justin Hollander to talk about his new book, "The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet."
Lime CEO Says it’s Time for America to Break Up With the Private Car
By Kea Wilson |
Between 42,000 crash deaths a year and rising tailpipe emissions that are swiftly killing the planet, America's long love affair with the privately owned car is a toxic relationship.
Greenpoint Crash Kills Cyclist At a Former Open Street that Opponents Dismantled
By Kevin Duggan |
The north Brooklyn intersection where an SUV driver fatally struck a senior cyclist has long been a terrifying crossroad of reckless driving that locals have demanded the city fix, and residents called the elder’s death a preventable consequence of city officials bowing to opponents of safe street infrastructure.