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City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say
The city's proposal for a protected bike-lane network in a dangerous section of Eastern Queens is better, but still lacks important connections that compromise its safety, activists say.
June 23, 2022
Horrifying Crash Renews Business Groups’ Calls for a Pedestrian-Safe Broadway
If they build it, you won't die.
June 23, 2022
Did the City Just Blame a Pedestrian for Her Death on Crosswalk-Free Flatlands Ave.?
A pedestrian was killed along a dangerous stretch of Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn, but Department of Transportation officials suggested she was at fault for crossing "mid-block" — even though the long stretch of roadway where she died runs more than one-sixth of a mile between traffic lights.
June 22, 2022
DOT: Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn
And a community board panel, which only recently rejected a plan to fix Schermerhorn Street, approved!
June 20, 2022
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
June 15, 2022
Zone of Hope? DOT to Undertake Tiny Canal Street Improvements
It's one small step for steppers and, perhaps, a slightly less small leap for humankind.
June 15, 2022
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders
And the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
June 14, 2022
How To Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians
A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a new set of strategies.
June 14, 2022
THE HANDSHAKE: Budget Deal Seals Big Funding for Safety … But Much Less Than the Council Sought
This glass is way more than half full. But still...
June 13, 2022
After Streetsblog Probe of Dangerous School Streets, DOT Talks Up Student Safety Projects
The city announced on Wednesday that it would complete 100 road safety projects — many of them near schools — just two weeks after a Streetsblog investigation revealed a disproportionate amount of crashes occur near the city's public schools.
June 9, 2022
