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DOT Can’t Control the Seasons, But de Blasio Can Fund Safer Street Designs
Today DOT announced a "dusk and darkness" traffic enforcement and education campaign to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths during fall and winter, when fatal crashes tend to be more frequent.
October 27, 2016
NYPD Is Still Shielding NYPD Crash Data From the Public
It's been almost six months since Streetsblog filed a freedom of information request for data on traffic crashes involving NYPD personnel. NYPD has not released the data, or given us a reason for not doing so.
September 20, 2016
People on Bikes Take Over Fifth Ave to Demand Safe Streets From de Blasio
New Yorkers on bikes took over Fifth Avenue yesterday evening to demand stronger action from Mayor de Blasio to implement life-saving street redesigns essential to achieving his goal of zero traffic deaths by 2024. Organizers estimate that more than a thousand people participated.
September 16, 2016
City Council Unanimously Passes Bill to Expand Pedestrians’ Right of Way
The City Council voted to expand pedestrians' right of way today, unanimously supporting Intro 997-A, Public Advocate Letitia James' proposal to bolster legal protections for people in crosswalks. The legislation is expected to be enacted by the mayor, with DOT and NYPD having both endorsed it.
September 14, 2016
De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action
Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year.
September 13, 2016
De Blasio Promises “More Visible Impact” on Reducing Traffic Deaths
Appearing with WNYC's Brian Lehrer for his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city's Vision Zero effort is "still in its infancy" and that "there's a lot more to do." The remarks come at a time when the city's two-year run of reducing traffic deaths seems increasingly unlikely to continue in 2016.
September 9, 2016
De Blasio’s Office Ducks Responsibility for Erasing Eastern Pkwy Ped Islands
DOT removed pedestrian islands on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights yesterday, undoing years of street safety advocacy work on the part of local residents and community board members with no public process, and no one in the de Blasio administration is taking responsibility.
August 31, 2016
TA Calls on de Blasio to Act After Driver Kills Cyclist, 78, on Northern Blvd
NYPD filed no charges and issued no summonses after a driver struck and killed Michael Schenkman, 78, while he biked on Northern Boulevard in Bayside.
August 25, 2016