Eyes on the Street: How Snow Makes the Case for Traffic Calming
Streetsblog asked and you delivered. Earlier we sent out a call for photos of snowy streets where drivers or plows had cleared a path while leaving much of the remaining the asphalt untouched. It's an easy way to visualize the opportunities for permanent sidewalk extensions like like neckdowns and bulb-outs -- but you have to snap a photo before it melts.
January 3, 2014
Xiaoci Hu, 75, Killed in Sunset Park — NYC’s First Pedestrian Fatality of 2014
Just after 6:45 a.m. yesterday, Xiaoci Hu, 75, of Sunset Park was walking south along the east side of Seventh Avenue when he was struck and killed in a two-car crash while crossing 65th Street. The intersection is wide, with multiple lanes in each direction, and is a busy route for drivers coming to and from the Gowanus Expressway.
January 3, 2014
Bratton: NYPD Will Devote “Intensive Focus” to Traffic Violence
At a press conference this afternoon for the ceremonial swearing in of Bill Bratton as police commissioner, Mayor Bill de Blasio took the microphone to express his administration's commitment to its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities within ten years. Bratton followed up with more remarks about how the department will prioritize street safety, saying NYPD will have an "intensive focus on traffic issues."
January 2, 2014
Trottenberg Meets Parents of Traffic Violence Victims at Inauguration
A group of street safety advocates braved the cold yesterday outside Mayor Bill de Blasio's inauguration and received an impromptu visit from Polly Trottenberg, de Blasio's pick for transportation commissioner.
January 2, 2014
How to Measure the Economic Effect of Livable Streets
When a street redesign to prioritize walking, biking, or transit is introduced, the headlines are predictable: A handful of business owners scream bloody murder. Anecdotes from grumpy merchants tend to dominate the news coverage, but what's the real economic impact of projects like Select Bus Service, pedestrian plazas, road diets and protected bike lanes? How can it be measured?
December 20, 2013
Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills Noshat Nahian, 8, in Northern Blvd Crosswalk
This morning just before 8:00 a.m., Noshat Nahian, age 8, was on his way from his home on 32nd Avenue to school at PS 152 when a tractor-trailer driver turning left onto Northern Boulevard struck Nahian in the crosswalk along 61st Street. He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
December 20, 2013
Will Bill Bratton Make an Anti-Speeding PSA Like This?
A new anti-speeding PSA from DC police chief Cathy Lanier could be a good model for once and future NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton. Speeding is the leading cause of fatal crashes in New York City, and DC provides a model -- starting with a video like this one.
December 20, 2013