Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Andrew Yang tours Brownsville with Assembly Member Latrice Walker. Photo: Dave Colon

Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One

By Dave Colon | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

Andrew Yang kicked off his mayoral campaign on Thursday with a four-borough transit-only tour, but along the way suggested pedestrians better stay out of some streets in a Yang administration.

The Berry Street open street, which is beloved enough that residents want to lock it in forever. Photo: North Brooklyn Open Streets Community Coalition

Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint

By Dave Colon | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments

Another county heard from!

Adrian Mak made a strong case to fix Canal Street. Photo: Dave Colon

Manhattan Community Board Members To DOT: Fix Canal Now!

By Dave Colon | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.

The photo shows why Jewel Avenue is so dangerous for cyclists. Here at the 69th Road leg, cyclists are expected to make their way uphill with drivers who have exited a highway as the bike lane disappears. Photo: Google Maps

Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death

By Joby Jacob | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Jewel Avenue — like neighboring Queens Boulevard — excels in road injuries and fatalities. DOT should redesign it, stat!

One year from today, we could find out what our zone will be like.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

A Queens man was charged with setting 17 DOT traffic cameras on fire throughout 2020.

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SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.

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