Pedestrian safety
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Streetsies 2019: The Best Transportation Project of the Year
The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...
December 26, 2019
UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric
Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.
December 23, 2019
BREAKING: City to Slow Down Drivers on Third Avenue in Brooklyn
"It's been a very tragic year on Third Avenue," Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.
December 23, 2019
Activists and Pols: We Can’t Wait Another Year to Fix Deadly Third Avenue
It was "Death on Third Avenue," the sequel that no one wanted.
December 23, 2019
Bloody Thursday: Truckers Kills Pedestrians In SoHo and Sunset Park
New York City's bloody backslide on Vision Zero continued on Thursday afternoon with the death of two more pedestrians hit by two more truck drivers.
December 19, 2019
IT’S A DRAW: CB7 Panel Passes ‘Parking’ Resolution, But ‘Consensus’ Must Be Had
Proposal to study whether private car storage is best uses of public space advances — at a price.
December 11, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Miracle on Fifth Avenue Near Rockefeller Center
Mayor de Blasio's bold plan to take lanes away from drivers and give them to pedestrians around Rockefeller Center is working — but only on the side streets that are actually closed to cars entirely.
December 9, 2019
WHOLE FOOLS! Amazon Stealing Space from Pedestrians on Houston
The problem? The city has not yet taken curbside space from car storage in favor of the efficient bikes.
December 6, 2019
Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers
No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?
December 6, 2019
Entitled Car Owners Win Battle in Upper West Side War on Ultimate Perk: Free Parking
Mere mention of alternatives to "free parking" sets off hysteria at a community board meeting.
December 4, 2019
