DOT Overrides CB 10, Advances E. Tremont Safety Project After Cyclist Death
DOT will implement a road diet on the stretch of East Tremont Avenue where a motorist killed cyclist Giovanni Nin in June. Last year DOT had dropped the project in response to a hostile reception from Bronx Community Board 10.
July 19, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Much of the 158th St. Greenway Connector Is Missing
A utility crew ripped up 158th Street where a two-way bike lane connects to the Hudson River Greenway and hasn't re-installed the bike lane after patching up the asphalt.
July 15, 2016
TA: City Hall’s Spending Decisions Are Limiting Life-Saving Street Designs
Transportation Alternatives says the de Blasio administration's failure to fully fund Vision Zero street improvements is limiting the number of split-phase traffic signals DOT can install to prevent collisions at dangerous intersections.
July 14, 2016
Driver Backing Up to Park Severely Injures Cyclist in Middle Village [Updated]
A driver in pursuit of a parking spot severely injured a cyclist in Queens this morning.
July 13, 2016
Driver Charged Under ROW Law After Killing Teresa Martinelli, 79, in Midtown
A senior hit by a driver in Midtown earlier this month has died. NYPD charged the driver with violating the victim's right of way.
July 13, 2016
Vacca Blames Bronx CB for Deadly Street Design, But He’s Culpable Too
DOT failed to make safety improvements to the deadly stretch of East Tremont Avenue where a driver struck and killed cyclist Giovanni Nin last month, and City Council Member James Vacca says Bronx Community Board 10 is to blame.
July 12, 2016
Victim-Blaming Commences After Bruckner Boulevard Claims Another Life
A motorist struck and killed a man last night on Bruckner Boulevard, a Bronx street designed to facilitate speeding and one of the borough's most dangerous places to walk.
July 11, 2016