Monday: Tell CB 12 to Get on Board With Dyckman Street Upgrades Already
DOT will bring its plan for new bike lanes on Dyckman Street in Inwood back to Community Board 12 next Monday.
November 30, 2016
NYC Drivers Injured 1,457 Pedestrians and Cyclists in October, and Killed 10
Nineteen people died in New York City traffic in October, and 5,065 were injured, according to City Hall’s Vision Zero View crash data map.
November 28, 2016
Bronx CB 4 Wants the Grand Concourse to Work for Walking, Biking, Transit
Bronx Community Board 4 has endorsed a proposal to make the Grand Concourse a complete street with protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, and pedestrian islands.
November 23, 2016
Unlicensed Driver Charged in Hit-and-Run Killing of Brooklyn Pedestrian
A suspect was arrested and charged in the September hit-and-run killing of Francis Perez in Sheepshead Bay.
November 22, 2016
Cab Driver Who Challenged Constitutionality of ROW Law Pleads Guilty
The cab driver who unsuccessfully challenged the constitutionality of the Right of Way Law after killing Manhattan pedestrian Silvia Gallo pled guilty to violating the law yesterday.
November 22, 2016
Sunday: NYC Observes Day of Remembrance for Traffic Violence Victims
Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives will hold an observance at City Hall Park at noon.
November 18, 2016
Today’s Headlines
- Looks Like the Port Authority Is in Total Disarray Right Now (Politico 1, 2; Crain's)
- De Blasio Will Raise NYC Budget by $1.3B (NYT, Politico); Fixing Deadly Streets Not a Priority
- UWS Cyclist Jing Yin Jiang Was Killed by Semi Truck Driver (DNA); News Blames Victim
- More on Yesterday's Traffic Violence Spree (Gothamist, AMNY, DNA, Post, NBC, NY1)
- Daily News Editorial Board Wrote a Few Words About Hit-and-Run Deaths
- Advance Wonders If Vision Zero Ticket Blitzes Cause More Traffic Violations
- Nice Write-Up on Frank's Bike Shop, a 40-Year Fixture on the LES (NYT)
- Queens Rep and Transit-Backer Joe Crowley Won't Challenge Pelosi for Leader (QNS)
- New York Times Columnist: Why, Trump Could Be the Next FDR!
- Thanks Trump (AMNY, CBS, Politico, Gothamist, WNYC, Bklyn Paper)
November 18, 2016
Motorist Kills Cyclist on Broadway on the Upper West Side [Updated]
A motorist struck and killed cyclist Jing Yin Jiang on Broadway near W. 89th Street this afternoon.
November 17, 2016