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Queens Boulevard Safety Plan Has First Encounter With a Community Board
Skepticism from the Community Board 2 transportation committee toward DOT's proposed changes for Queens Boulevard wore off over the course of a meeting last night, as board members learned more about the project for 1.3 miles of safety improvements [PDF]. DOT will return to the committee again after tweaking the plan, which appears to be on track to receive CB 2's backing by June, in time to put changes on the ground this summer.
April 1, 2015
More Details From DOT’s Plan to Add Protected Bike Lanes to Queens Blvd
Here's a closer look at DOT's plan to add protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures to 1.3 miles of Queens Boulevard. DOT will be presenting these slides tonight to the Queens Community Board 2 transportation committee [PDF].
March 31, 2015
Boulevard of Life, Phase 1: DOT Will Add Protected Bike Lanes to Queens Blvd
A key section of Queens Boulevard will get protected bike lanes this summer, DOT announced today. The improvements are the first phase of a broader $100 million overhaul that will encompass seven miles of the notoriously dangerous street.
March 31, 2015
Daily News Inadvertently Reveals the Extent of NYC’s Speeding Epidemic
If you're a Daily News reader, today is your lucky day. The paper that is not afraid to oppose safer streets for walking, biking, and driving has a major exclusive, and it is this: New York City has a small number of speed cameras, and they are catching more speeding drivers than NYPD.
March 30, 2015
Albany Bill Would Bar Police From Cuffing Bus Drivers Who Hit People
State lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit police from detaining, but not charging, bus drivers who hit pedestrians and cyclists.
March 26, 2015
NYC Now Tracking Crashes Involving City Government Fleet, Except NYPD
Drivers of city government vehicles crashed at least 5,605 times last year, including 378 collisions that resulted in injury and seven fatalities, according to a new city database. Of the injury crashes, 41 harmed pedestrians and 11 hurt cyclists. The database collects information on crashes involving vehicles from all city agencies -- except NYPD, which has yet to share its data.
March 24, 2015
TA: De Blasio Must Undo Construction Budget Cuts to Fix Dangerous Streets
Arterial streets -- the city's big, busy, highway-like roadways -- cover just 15 percent of the New York City street network but account for nearly 60 percent of all pedestrian fatalities. The city will have to overhaul these streets to achieve Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero goals. And to make those changes, the city must reverse cuts to its roadway reconstruction budget, according to a new report from Transportation Alternatives [PDF].
March 19, 2015
Ben Kallos Won’t Talk About Why He Wants to Gut the Right of Way Law
On October 8, 2014, the driver of a Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation bus hit cyclist Anna Maria Moström while making a left turn. Moström was mortally injured. Two days later, a Coca-Cola truck driver hit an unidentified 86-year-old man in a crosswalk while turning from E. 96th Street onto Third Avenue. The senior died from his injuries. Both drivers reportedly failed to yield.
March 18, 2015
Another Day, Another Daily News Potshot at Vision Zero
Today's Daily News swipe at Vision Zero is the tabloid's lamest yet.
March 16, 2015
With Traffic Deaths Trending Downward, Lancman Attacks Right of Way Law
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told the City Council today that NYC traffic fatalities have continued to drop in 2015, but not every council member is pleased with the city's recent steps to deter dangerous driving.
March 12, 2015