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Rally at City Hall for Pedestrian Safety Legislation, 12:45 Today
The New York City Council's Transportation and Technology in Government
committees are conducting a joint hearing this afternoon on Council Member Vincent
Gentile's accident reporting and review bill, Introduction 567 of 2007.
The legislation would require long-sought changes in the way that the NYPD and DOT report and investigate pedestrian injuries and fatalities:
November 8, 2007
Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts
After a weekend that saw three pedestrian fatalities and just as many serious injuries -- with no known criminal charges filed against any of the motorists involved as of this writing -- a Manhattan-based advocacy group has renewed calls for action on pedestrian safety.
October 8, 2007
CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell’s Kitchen
In order to foster ideas on how to reclaim 9th Avenue from Lincoln Tunnel traffic, the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition (CHEKPEDS) sponsored a six month community input process designed by Project for Public Spaces. The process began with a design workshop in January, and has evolved into an impressive final report (PDF). Some highlights from the report:
June 6, 2007
3 Peds Hit on 9th Ave. 2 Dead. Mayor Mike: Where Are You?
Like Third Avenue in Brooklyn, Manhattan's Ninth Avenue is emerging as one of New York City's new "Boulevards of Death." This afternoon, the Clinton / Hell's Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition, the community group that has been organizing the Ninth Avenue Renaissance project, broadcast the following news and call to action:
February 26, 2007