Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
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Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
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TRASH TALK! Mayor Wants To Think About Getting Filthy, Rodent-Infested Garbage Bags out of Pedestrians’ Way
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"It sure is an interesting idea. It's something I'm happy to look at," he said.
DATA: Safe Streets Are an Equity Issue — And the City is Failing the Most Vulnerable
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Despite Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero program, injuries from traffic crashes in 2018 and 2019 were 1 percent higher than in 2016 and 2017. But in communities of color, the number of crash-caused injuries are soaring by double digit percentages.
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam
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An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
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Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
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Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.