Street Safety
Streetsblog Basics
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street
The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.
October 22, 2020
Vision Zero Cities: Experts Foresee Diverse Curbside Uses
Vision Zero Conference panel says 'amenities' are coming — and drivers will pay for space.
October 21, 2020
Meet the NYPD’s Bike-Mounted ‘Goon Squad’
The unit at the center of protest policing has dozens of officers with long misconduct histories.
October 16, 2020
Scooter Injuries Revealed! New Report Shows (Again!) the Need for More Protected Space for Two-Wheelers
A new report wants to be read as an attempt to curtail scooter use, but it makes a different case.
October 15, 2020
OPINION: To Lessen Police Violence, Remove Cops From Traffic Stops
Voters support removing police from enforcement purview, a New York state senator argues.
October 14, 2020
OPINION: The Future of Urban Infrastructure Will be Fast (Build)
The COVID pandemic has highlighted the city’s creativity in re-imagining how streets are used. But we need more ... oh so much more.
October 13, 2020
Another Community Board Calls for City to Stop Discriminating Against Pedestrians
Upper West Side joins the push for DOT to just install "neckdowns" wherever the safety improvement is needed.
October 13, 2020
Decision to Stop Traffic Enforcement is Costing City Millions — And Making Roadways Less Safe
The de Blasio administration's decision to stop immobilizing the vehicles of scofflaw drivers has resulted in tens of thousands of profligate violators to continue driving — and robbed the city of millions of dollars a month in revenue.
October 9, 2020
State Audit Finds Some Dysfunction at DOT
The state watchdog finds broken traffic cameras, interminable studies, missing fixes in four-year review of DOT practices.
October 7, 2020
BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure
The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!
October 7, 2020
