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Street Safety Groups to President Biden: Commit to a Federal Vision Zero Plan
"For decades ... we have lacked the leadership to make roadway safety a national priority in the United States," says the letter, which is signed by groups including New York's own Families for Safe Streets.
January 21, 2021
Eyes On The Street: The Flushing Busway is Finally in Effect
Seven months after Mayor de Blasio first announced it, after months of pushback and even a court case, the city's long-stalled Main Street busway finally started rolling on Tuesday.
January 19, 2021
OPINION: Reduce Emissions, Yes, But Also Reduce the Use of Cars Entirely
Now is the time to rethink how we travel around our cities and make investments to our infrastructure to support clean transportation options.
January 14, 2021
Poll: Too Many New Yorkers are Injured in Crashes — And Too Few Even Know About Vision Zero
January 13, 2021
IDLE COMPLAINT: DOT Opposes Bill To Let Citizens Report Placard Abuse — Fearing Violence
DOT Commissioner Margaret Forgione said she's afraid of violence — even though Council Member Steve Levin's bill is based on an existing city anti-idling program.
January 12, 2021
De Blasio: I Have Too Much ‘Going On’ to Ride the Subway to Work
"I want to do that and want to do it quickly," the mayor said, about his still unscheduled promise to ride the subway for a week.
January 11, 2021
NYPD (Yes, NYPD) Says Deadly Williamsburg Intersection Needs Redesign
"That intersection needs engineering fixes to make it safe,” Captain Mark Vazquez of the 90th Precinct said during a Community Board 1 meeting on Tuesday night.
January 7, 2021
Judge: City Can Move Ahead With Flushing Busway
“The city can proceed now with the busway," the opponents' lawyer told Streetsblog.
January 5, 2021
Report: City’s Failure to Add Bike Parking Hurts Businesses, Costs Lives, Increases Theft and Reduces Cycling
“Simply put, there is not enough bicycle parking in New York City,” said Danny Harris, executive director of Transportation Alternatives.
January 5, 2021
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills 4-Year-Old in Front of Bensonhurst School
The latest crash only highlights the lack of safe, car-free routes to schools for hundreds of thousands of city kids.
January 4, 2021
