New Law May Make School Zones Safer — But Why Does DOT Act So Slowly, Pols Ask
City traffic "engineers" rely too heavily on federal guidelines that are biased against pedestrians. But a change may be on the way, at least for school zones.
March 16, 2022
Council Transportation Chair: Street Safety, Good Transit, City Funding — It’s All About Equity
"All New Yorkers suffer when our streets aren’t safe, and no Council district is immune from the impacts of traffic deaths," the new Transportation Committee chair said on Monday.
March 8, 2022
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021
Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.
March 7, 2022
Private Garbage Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian at Dangerous Brooklyn Intersection
The driver of a private sanitation truck struck and killed a man at a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn intersection on Friday afternoon, the latest in a string of fatal crashes amid the deadliest year so far under Vision Zero.
March 4, 2022
Brooklyn Pols Tell Developers to Eliminate Parking or Else
Mandatory parking rules drive up housing costs and incentivize car ownership, elected officials say.
March 1, 2022
Cops Say They Have Arrested the Car-Obsessed Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Wounded a Park Slope Pedestrian
Cops said 31-year-old David Mocete smashed into the pedestrian at around 9 p.m. last Thursday, then fled
February 18, 2022
This Time the Charm: Will Long-Delayed Queens Greenway Finally Get Funding?
It's a project that's been stalled since 1977, so, who knows?!
February 17, 2022
Brannan Shelves Bill That Would Forbid Charging SUV Owners More to Park
The Brooklyn Council Member withdrew his controversial bill that would have barred parking garages from charging SUV owners a fair price to park their big, heavy cages.
February 15, 2022
Brooklyn Pol’s Bill Would Prohibit Higher Parking Costs for SUVs
“Strong no on this. SUVs are lethal in an urban setting," said one activist.
February 14, 2022
Analysis: New York’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is
Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.
February 14, 2022
