Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Friday’s Headlines: People Really Seem to Get It Edition

By Streetsblog | Apr 3, 2020 | No Comments

Yesterday, legendary reporter Dan Rather looked around at all the space that's still allowed to car drivers and car storers and said he was made as hell and not going to take it anymore. And cover your face outside! Plus other news.

Queens desperately needs more of these — the pilot pedestrian street in Jackson Heights. Photo: Courtesy Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo

… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll

By Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.

Removing cars and trucks from 42nd Street and replacing buses with a modern, low-flow, light-rail line would allow the full width of this crowded street to be used for a richly landscaped greenway and sustainable transport.
Illustration: Roxanne Warren

Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan

By George Haikalis and Roxanne Warren | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.

A rendering shows an idea for a promenade in Yorkville. The image is an aerial view of Second Avenue, looking south from 86th Street. Image: ©2011 Massengale & Co LLC and Dover, Kohl & Partners

Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’

By John Massengale | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.

WJ Farr's map, which was posted to Twitter, shows you everything you need to know.

KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.

The moment of impact on Ocean Parkway. Photo: NYC Scanner

Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.

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