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88th Precinct Botches Traffic Fatality Stats As Families Demand Enforcement
Last night, dozens of protestors gathered in Fort Greene to remember the at least 14 New Yorkers under the age of 18 killed in traffic so far this year, including Fort Greene's own Lucian Merryweather, 9, and demand more traffic enforcement from the police. Chanting "NYPD, make it safer on our streets" and "safe streets, slow down," the march entered the 88th Precinct's community council meeting for a question-and-answer session with the precinct's commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Scott Henderson.
November 20, 2013
Bringing “Broken Windows” to Street Safety: Bratton Talks Traffic at Forum
At a Transportation Alternatives forum this morning on reforming the agency's approach to traffic enforcement, former NYPD commissioner (and current contender for his old job) Bill Bratton said street safety deserves more attention from the police. The former chief was followed by a panel discussion featuring one of the creators of the "broken windows" theory of policing Bratton is credited with executing, who argued that the approach should also be applied to traffic violence.
November 19, 2013
Families and Friends of Traffic Violence Victims March for Justice in Queens
In the past two weeks, four New Yorkers have been killed by reckless drivers while walking on the sidewalk. At least one senior has been killed in the crosswalk. The victims came from every walk of life, from many different corners of the city, and ranged in age from 9 to 79. Last night in Jackson Heights, family, friends, and neighbors of people killed by drivers joined elected officials and advocates to march for justice and demand action from the city.
November 13, 2013
At Merryweather Vigil, Public Advocate-Elect Pledges to Push for Safe Streets
About 150 people gathered at a vigil last night for Lucian Merryweather, the nine year-old killed on the sidewalk by a reckless driver who jumped the curb at the intersection of Clermont and DeKalb Avenues in Brooklyn.
November 6, 2013
At City Council Hearing, Impassioned Appeals for Lower Speed Limits
City Council reps and members of the public spoke unanimously today in support of a bill to lower speed limits to a life-saving 20 miles per hour in neighborhoods citywide. But if the council adopts the measure, it will do so over the objection of DOT, which said the proposal would create conflicts with state law.
October 31, 2013
What to Watch for at Tomorrow’s Council Hearing on Greenfield’s 20 MPH Bill
Tomorrow, the City Council transportation committee is holding a hearing on a bill sponsored by Council Member David Greenfield that would lower the speed limit on most residential streets to 20 mph. The bill has been welcomed by advocates, but there are some legal questions to keep an eye on during testimony tomorrow morning.
October 30, 2013
Prompted By Jimmy Van Bramer, CBS 2 Files a Decent Street Safety Story
We wrote last week how Lou Young of CBS 2 blew an opportunity to educate viewers on the merits of potential safe street improvements on the Upper West Side. In covering a press conference in Queens convened by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Young's colleague Andrea Grymes filed a story that does a much better job reflecting the perils posed by reckless drivers.
October 28, 2013
How Meaningful Was NYPD’s Weekend Speeding Sweep?
A few thoughts on the NYPD "anti-speeding initiative" the department conducted last weekend, when police issued 736 citations to drivers across the five boroughs.
October 17, 2013
TA: NYPD Enforcement Priorities Don’t Match Its Own Street Safety Data
Yesterday, Transportation Alternatives released a report [PDF] highlighting the mismatch between what causes fatal and serious crashes, according to NYPD crash reports, and what police choose to prioritize when it comes to traffic enforcement.
October 11, 2013
Informed of Safety Benefits, Most NYC Voters Want Protected Bike Lanes
A poll released by Transportation Alternatives today [PDF] sheds some new light on how NYC voters feel about street redesigns and automated enforcement when the policies are framed in terms of safety benefits.
September 30, 2013