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The Bike and Pedestrian Safety Stats the Daily News Won’t Cover
The bike-hate trifecta in today's Daily News is really something to behold: a piece on cyclists topping the 25 mph speed in Central Park which required the labor of at least four reporters; a companion editorial, leading the opinion page, spewing invective at some of the people who have done the most to make the city streets safer for walking and biking; and a short editorial demanding answers about when NYC will get its 100 percent privately-funded bike-share system already.
August 9, 2012
If Today’s NY Post Editorial Board Were Writing in 1904…
Inspired by the bike-share screed in today's Post and the excellent archive at nycsubway.org...
August 1, 2012
Data-Free Times Story on Blind Pedestrians Slights All Who Walk NYC
As with any thriving metropolis, the New York streetscape is constantly changing. Whether related to sidewalk and street repair, utility maintenance or building construction, obstacles emerge and disappear around the clock, often leaving changes in their wake, in every corner of the city.
July 30, 2012
On Invisible Pedestrians and Disappearing Motorists
Three stories linked from today's headline stack reveal an anti-pedestrian bias that city media types either don't recognize or have no interest in abandoning.
July 9, 2012
Ebrahim Kebe, 4, Killed by Driver in the Bronx, No Charges Filed
A 4-year-old child was killed while playing outside his home on a residential street in the Bronx on Tuesday.
June 20, 2012
Taxi Driver Rep Bhairavi Desai: Speed Enforcement Is a Government Scam
The Times ran a story yesterday on the supposedly improving outlook for state speed camera legislation. The bills have failed to gain traction in Albany for several years running and have yet to clear either house this session, though the Senate version has picked up a sponsor in Staten Island Republican Andrew Lanza.
June 20, 2012
Memo to New York Post: Dooring Is Illegal, Not a “Freak Accident” [Updated]
Update: The victim has been identified by NY1 as Tskaka Cooke, 39. The Times-Ledger also filed a report on the crash.
June 18, 2012
My MSNBC Biking Story: Chris Hayes
Here's an intriguing promo from the cable news network that's ahead of the pack when it comes to livable streets. MSNBC host Chris Hayes is pitching his show with a foreshortened look at his Brooklyn-to-Rock Center bike commute. You'll have to forgive the sidewalk riding that bookends the trip.
June 14, 2012
Times’ Ped Plaza-Bashing Queens Reporter Enjoys Using Queens Ped Plaza
What is it with the New York Times and the Jackson Heights pedestrian plaza?
June 8, 2012
NY1 Poll: 68% Correctly Believe Drivers Cause Most NYC Traffic Crashes
NY1 today announced the results of a traffic safety poll, conducted by Marist, which asked New Yorkers whom they blame for most city traffic crashes.
May 17, 2012