Bicycle Safety
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Bike-Share Has a Great Safety Record in Cities More Dangerous Than NYC
With bike-share stations hitting the streets but the launch still a few weeks away, there's a lot of misinformed speculation floating around about Citi Bike. A favorite tactic of the bike-share opposition is to conjure visions of chaos and "hell on wheels" after the system launches, as the Daily News did in a recent opinion piece. But there's a reason the anti-bike-share crowd has to invoke imaginary scenarios: In the real world, crash statistics from bike-share cities show that bike-share users are less likely to be involved in crashes than other cyclists.
May 1, 2013
NYPD Ticketing Cyclists for Late-Night Hudson River Greenway Commutes
NYPD is ticketing cyclists riding on the Hudson River Greenway after 1:00 a.m., which is the Parks Department's citywide closing time, according to a reader who was stopped by police on the greenway last night.
April 12, 2013
In a Collision? Share Your Experience on TA’s CrashStories Website
Today, Transportation Alternatives is launching CrashStories, a new website where pedestrians and cyclists can report crashes or near-misses with motor vehicle drivers on an interactive map. Developed by Hunter College city planning graduate student Aaron Fraint, the project aims to fill gaps in official data sources and offer a place for crash victims to be heard.
March 28, 2013
Eyes on the Street: NYPD (?!) Tells Greenpoint Drivers, “No Dooring”
Here's a welcome sign on the front door to Greenpoint Finest Deli, at the corner of Manhattan and Norman Avenues. The notice, ostensibly from NYPD, reminds drivers and passengers of their obligation to look before opening the door of parked cars. "Summonses will be issued," the sign warns.
March 15, 2013
DOT Plans Safer Walking and Biking Routes to Bronx River Greenway
The Bronx River Greenway, threaded along the waterfront between expressways, railroad tracks and busy arterial avenues, is difficult to access for many of the surrounding South Bronx residents. A proposal from DOT [PDF] would improve park access while providing some order to the area's streets.
March 6, 2013
Mayoral Candidates Take a Stand on NYPD’s Treatment of… Transit Crime
Quick, what aspect of police work and law enforcement were mayoral contenders addressing when they said the following at Friday's candidate forum?
February 25, 2013
Why Does DOT Keep Taking Away Inwood Bike Infrastructure?
A short stretch of bike lanes in Inwood has gone the way of the disappearing bike shelter, further reducing the neighborhood's scarce cycling infrastructure.
January 8, 2013
Eyes on the Street: An Argument for Protected Bike Lanes in One Photograph
Elevated from today's headline stack: Photographer Dmitry Gudkov snapped this picture on Friday afternoon of a commercial van -- the phone number goes to Glass & Windows, Inc., of Long Island City -- straddling the concrete barrier that separates a two-way bike lane, and the sidewalk beyond, from the busy intersection where Flushing Avenue crosses beneath the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
January 7, 2013
Myth Busted: Safer Streets Are Not Slowing Emergency Responders
A go-to NIMBY argument against safe street improvements is that bike lanes, pedestrian plazas, and ped refuge islands interfere with emergency responders.
January 3, 2013