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Driver Fails to Yield and Kills 67-Year-Old Yuenei Wu in Midtown
A livery car driver turning left onto Eighth Avenue from 38th Street struck and killed 67-year-old Yuenei Wu yesterday afternoon. Police charged 39-year-old Edip Ozlemis for failing to yield to a pedestrian, an unclassified misdemeanor.
June 7, 2016
Google Patents “Flypaper” to Save Pedestrians By Sticking Them to Car Hoods
The minds at Google have come up with a novel idea to protect pedestrians in the event of a collision with the company's self-driving cars.
May 19, 2016
Ulrich Back on Board With Woodhaven SBS After DOT Waters Down Turn Bans
DOT has halved the number of left-turn restrictions and cut about a mile of bus lanes from its plan to enhance bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard.
May 16, 2016
People Flock to the Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza for a Day
On Saturday, neighborhood residents got an eight-hour taste of the one-block plaza DOT has proposed near the Bushwick-Ridgewood border. Going by the turnout, a permanent plaza would be a hugely popular public space for the neighborhood.
May 2, 2016
Seaman Ave. Has a Bike Lane and Sharrows, But It’s Still a Speedway
The thermoplast is down on the new northbound Seaman Avenue bike lane -- but it's really a bike lane and sharrows. Unless DOT makes a bolder move and puts a protected bike lane next to Inwood Hill Park, not much is going to change on this important Upper Manhattan bike route
April 22, 2016
After Fatal Hit-and-Run, Queens CB 1 Calls on DOT to Redesign 21st Street
Queens Community Board 1 endorsed a resolution late last night asking DOT for a "comprehensive redesign of the entire length of 21st Street along Complete Street principles."
April 20, 2016
NYPD and DOT Back Bill to Expand Right of Way for Pedestrians
NYPD and DOT both support a bill to give pedestrians more legal protection under the city's Right of Way Law.
April 4, 2016
Inside the Latest “Distracted Pedestrians” Con
Hospital records from 2014 showed that distracted walking accounted for 78% of pedestrian injuries throughout the United States.
March 31, 2016
A Car-Free Plaza Is the Key to DOT’s Safety Plan for Myrtle-Wyckoff
The dangerous intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue at the Bushwick-Ridgewood border is in line for a major DOT redesign this year. The proposal calls for pedestrianizing the block of Wyckoff between Myrtle and Gates to reduce potential motor vehicle turns at the intersection by 70 percent.
March 31, 2016
The Campaign for a Better Street Safety Conversation in PLG/Crown Heights
Last night, Transportation Alternatives’ Brooklyn Activist Committee and the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association hosted a #SlowDownPLG workshop for neighborhood residents to share ideas about walking and biking safety in the neighborhood. Around 35 people attended and worked in small groups to address concerns on five streets: Ocean Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Rogers Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, and Empire Boulevard.
March 25, 2016