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DOT Now Accepting Applications for 2014 Bike to School Program
DOT launched the second annual Bike to School competition on Tuesday.
November 8, 2013
Beat the Street: DOT and DOE Launch International Walk to School Contest
DOT and the Department of Education today announced the "Beat the Street" contest, where NYC kids compete with their counterparts around the world to see who can rack up the most walking trips to and from school. From a DOT press release:
October 24, 2013
As Council Considers Requiring School Speed Humps, DOT Doubles Slow Zones
On the same day the City Council's transportation committee held a hearing on a bill that would require DOT to install speed humps around every public school in New York City in two years, the agency announced that it had selected 15 neighborhoods from 74 applicants to its Slow Zone program. Slow Zones include signage, a 20 mph speed limit, and speed humps.
October 11, 2013
Make the Maspeth Crash Horror a Teachable Moment for New York City
The latest bombshell from the horrific traffic crash that brutally injured at least three Maspeth girls walking to their middle school last week exploded this morning, with a report in DNAinfo that city education officials ordered the school principal to respond to the incident by warning students not to use electronic devices while traveling to and from school.
September 16, 2013
CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not
NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown's office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is "no criminality." At least three of the victims remain in the hospital with serious injuries.
September 13, 2013
Motorists Still Pose the Biggest Danger to NYC School Kids
With the new school year in session, an analysis of traffic injury numbers by WNYC shows that NYPD and DOT need to step up on enforcement and engineering improvements to prevent motorists from hurting kids.
September 10, 2013
Streetfacts #4: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam
Think of this Streetfacts chapter as a PSA about how, in just a few generations, we have tightly restricted American kids' freedom to roam, play, and become self-sufficient.
May 10, 2013
Transport U: CU-Boulder Catches the Bus to Savings
This is the third installment in Streetsblog’s series on transportation demand management at American colleges and universities. Part one gave an overview of TDM techniques that schools employ, part two profiled Stanford, and part three looked at MIT.
April 24, 2013
Transport U: Mode Shift at MIT
This is the third installment in Streetsblog’s series on transportation demand management at American colleges and universities. Part one gave an overview of TDM techniques that schools employ, and part two profiled Stanford's TDM programs.
April 18, 2013
Transport U: Stanford Turns Green Commuting Into Greenbacks
This is the second installment in Streetsblog's series on transportation demand management at American colleges and universities. Part one gave an overview of TDM techniques that schools employ. This post looks at how Stanford University has used TDM to reduce driving and realize huge savings in the process.
April 17, 2013