Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety
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Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy
Op-Ed: The Atlantic Avenue Rebuild Is Taking Too Long
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The next chapter of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited rebuild of Atlantic Avenue — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — won’t likely start until 2021.
Scott Stringer Channels Robert F. Kennedy in Vision for Mid-Block Playgrounds
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A back-to-the-future plan to turn through streets into cul-de-sacs with playgrounds in the middle (and FedEx on the sidewalk).
Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself
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Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.
The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System
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The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.
Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press
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NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.