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Broadway Speed Limit to Drop to 25 MPH From Columbus Circle to Inwood
The speed limit will be lowered to 25 miles per hour on eight miles of upper Broadway this summer, DOT announced today.
May 1, 2014
Traffic Violence Victims’ Families Tell Their Stories at City Hall
Before the big City Council hearing on street safety legislation this afternoon, elected officials joined families of traffic violence victims outside City Hall to push for speed camera and speed limit bills in Albany, along with more traffic enforcement and better street designs from the de Blasio administration.
April 30, 2014
Looks Like Marty Golden Is Holding Up Speed Cameras, Again
Dana Rubinstein at Capital New York reports that State Senator Marty Golden has again emerged as an obstacle to NYC speed cameras.
April 30, 2014
Safety of NYC Streets Again Depends on State Senator Marty Golden
The Assembly yesterday passed legislation that would expand NYC's speed camera program by 120 cameras, bringing the total to 140. The bill, which also allows speed cameras in Nassau and Suffolk counties, was referred to the Senate rules committee this morning, bypassing the transportation committee. Rules is the last stop before a bill moves to the floor for a vote.
April 29, 2014
At First Vision Zero Workshop, Brooklynites Help Shape Boro Ped Safety Plan
Last night in Brooklyn Heights, at the first of nine Vision Zero pedestrian safety workshops, dozens of Brooklynites came to tell NYPD and DOT staff about dangerous streets in need of safety fixes in their borough.
April 25, 2014
Slew of Traffic Safety Bills on Council Transpo Committee Agenda
The City Council transportation committee has a full docket of traffic safety bills on the agenda for its April 30 meeting. We'll have more on some of these bills in future posts, but for now here's a summary.
April 24, 2014
Grand Concourse Will Be the Next Arterial With 25 MPH Limit
Local elected officials and advocates joined NYC DOT and NYPD this morning to unveil the city's second "arterial slow zone" on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, where speed limits will be dropped to 25 mph and traffic signals will be retimed to discourage speeding.
April 17, 2014
Can Vision Zero Survive NYC’s Tabloid Editorial Boards?
New mayor. New DOT commissioner. Same old myopic Daily News editorial board.
April 14, 2014
On Safety, New TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi Has Her Work Cut Out For Her
Two cab drivers fatally struck 22-year-old Kelly Gordon last night as she crossed York Avenue with her sister and a friend. Gordon was at least the fifth person killed by a city cab driver in the last 12 months, and the second this year, after 9-year-old Cooper Stock and his father were hit on the Upper West Side in January.
April 11, 2014