Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Leading Pedestrian Intervals

Council Member Bob Holden. Photo: NYC Council.

Queens Pol Who Said Cyclists Are the ‘Most Dangerous’ Doubles Down

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 31, 2019 | 28 Comments

The Queens pol who earned brickbats from livable streets activist when he said last week that bikes are “the most dangerous” vehicles on the streets these days doubled down on his callous remarks — made in a year with 18 dead cyclists.

Thanks to fixes to Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, with its many yellow dots for crashes and three red dots for fatalities, has become Queens's new "Boulevard of Death."

Another Person Killed By Driver on Northern Boulevard — Queens’s New ‘Boulevard of Death’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 9, 2018 | 9 Comments

This is getting ridiculous.

Bill Giving Cyclists a Head Start at LPIs Gets a Council Hearing Next Month

By David Meyer | Oct 24, 2016 | 27 Comments

Momentum is building for Council Member Carlos Menchaca’s bill to allow cyclists to proceed at traffic signals at the same time that pedestrians get the go-ahead. Intro 1072 would affect intersections with leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs) — signals that give pedestrians a head start to establish themselves in the crosswalk ahead of turning motorists. If the bill passes, cyclists can legally take the same […]

Eyes on the Street: Seventh Avenue Gets a Bit More Pedestrian Space

By Stephen Miller | Aug 18, 2015 | 16 Comments

Pedestrians have a little more room to navigate the complex intersection of Seventh Avenue South and W. 4th Street in the West Village. The intersection now has a dedicated left turn lane for drivers going from Seventh Avenue South to W. 4th Street. The traffic signal gives pedestrians a head start and holds turning traffic before […]

Local BID and CB 2 Ask DOT for More Safety Upgrades on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | 15 Comments

Last week, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn became the city’s first “arterial slow zone” with a 25 mph speed limit. Now, a business improvement district on the avenue’s western end is asking for pedestrian safety upgrades, and Community Board 2’s transportation committee has signed on. “Pedestrian improvements are customer improvements,” said Atlantic Avenue BID Executive Director […]

Making Safer Intersections the Rule, Not the Exception

By Ben Fried | Jul 24, 2008 | 7 Comments

New York City drivers often fail to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. More LPIs would help reinforce the rule. When DOT installed a leading pedestrian interval, or LPI, by a Lincoln Tunnel exit on 34th Street last month, nearby residents were thrilled. Cars turning onto 34th from Dyer Avenue — a tunnel off-ramp — […]

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