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This Albanian City Should Inspire America to Go Big on ‘School Streets’
Streets near schools should be for kids — not cars. And this Albanian city is set to reimagine roads in front of all its learning centers.
January 5, 2024
Parents Call on Mayor to Restore Crossing Guard Funding After 7-Year-Old’s Death
Parents, teachers, students and NYCHA residents will rally Thursday morning at the Fort Greene corner where an NYPD tow truck driver killed 7-year-old Kamari Hughes.
December 20, 2023
School Bus Driver Hits Cyclist, Injures 3, On Major Brooklyn School Bike Route
The crash happened on the route of the weekly Bergen bike bus.
September 21, 2023
‘A Very Dangerous Job’: Dozens of NYC School Crossing Guards Injured by Drivers Since 2012, Records Show
As thousands of guards returned to street corners across the city last week for the reopening of public schools, records obtained by Streetsblog reveal the dangers that guards face on the job.
September 11, 2023
Opinion: New York City Needs a Comprehensive Plan to Get Kids Safely to School
The city needs to think proactively about getting its more than one million students to school safely, our contributor writes.
September 8, 2023
PASS, FAIL: Automated Traffic Cameras Coming to Some NYC School Buses
Automated cameras are coming this fall to more than two dozen New York City school buses.
August 1, 2023
Opinion: Mayor Adams’s Crossing Guard Cuts are Unconscionable
The one thing we can’t do is cut headcount without a workable plan to ensure that our students get to and from school safely.
June 26, 2023
Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets
Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.
April 24, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Streetsblog Won An Award Edition
Our investigative reporter took home the inaugural Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Reporting from the University of Colorado, Boulder's College of Media Communication and Information.
March 2, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Support for School Streets Edition
The parent company of Streetsblog wants to help communities make their school house streets safer by creating the first-ever "School Streets Toolkit," plus a webinar next week. Plus other news.
January 19, 2023
