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City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway
WEBOct 25, 2021 — The pedestrianized plaza does not allow drivers access at all. The six blocks — which add to pedestrian-friendly areas of Times, Herald, Madison and Union squares installed during the Bloomberg administration — are a far cry from the vision of safe-streets activists, who have advocated for a car-free Broadway from Morningside Heights on the ...
EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths
WEBApr 6, 2021 — Hoboken, a New Jersey city of about 54,000 souls directly across the Hudson from New York City, shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — the “Mile Square City” has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years. Mayor Ravi Bhalla kicked off the city’s Vision Zero program two ...
Brooklyn Bridge Cycling is Soaring Thanks to New Lane
WEBNov 8, 2021 — Cycling is skyrocketing on the Brooklyn Bridge since the city built a new bike-only path on the historically dangerously overcrowded span, with the number of trips up 88 percent this October compared to the same time last year, the Department of Transportation said on Monday. The new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s ...
‘Not a Bike-Friendly City:’ Cyclist Deaths Are Surging This Year in …
WEB12:01 AM EDT on August 7, 2023. Photo by Josh Katz. At least 20 people have died biking in New York City so far this year — the deadliest first seven months of the year for cyclists in more than a decade, the city Department of Transportation said. As of Aug. 1, 20 cyclists have been killed, DOT said — compared to 18 in 2019, when then ...
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
WEBJun 8, 2023 — Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of …
'ALWAYS SCARED': Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools …
WEBMay 24, 2022 — A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
WEBApr 23, 2022 — Mayor Adams on Saturday announced an historic nearly $1 billion investment towards funding the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, just days after dozens of advocates and pols rallied on the steps of City Hall to demand he spend what’s needed to create a safer, and more bike-, bus-, and pedestrian-friendly New York.. The City Council’s specific $3.1-billion, five-year budget ask apparently ...
Advocates Say Bill to Address Helicopter Frustrations Doesn't Go …
WEBFeb 18, 2021 — But it’s not just private helicopters that are the issue — an analysis of 311 data shows that the biggest jump in helicopter noise complaints occurred at the same time as the summer protests after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The first massive protest in New York City was on May 29 after starting the day before, and a look at the data before and after that date makes ...
In 2023, Mayor Adams Basically Erased the ‘Streets Master Plan’
WEBJan 2, 2024 — By Dave Colon. Mayor Adams is erasing the spirit of the Streets Master Plan. In 2023, Mayor Adams failed spectacularly in meeting a legal mandate to construct 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 30 miles of protected or "enhanced" bus lanes. It was the second consecutive year that the two-year-old Adams administration fell short of the targets ...