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DOT Unveils Kensington, Windsor Terrace Safety Measures After Child’s Death
DOT is planning a number of street improvements for Kensington and Windsor Terrace after a hit-and-run driver killed a child last year.
January 15, 2015
Advocates Urge Lander to Upgrade NYPD Crash Data Bill
A bill that would have pushed Ray Kelly's police department one step closer to opening up crash data has been reintroduced by Council Member Brad Lander. But with new leadership, NYPD is dropping hints that it will release better public data soon. Advocates say Lander's bill could use some upgrades to help the public get more out of NYPD's crash data.
April 7, 2014
Council Members Say DOT Needs Funds for Vision Zero, Bike-Share Expansion
City Council members today expressed strong support for Vision Zero, bike-share expansion, and other safe streets initiatives, but it's not clear how they will be funded.
March 6, 2014
At City Council Hearing, Impassioned Appeals for Lower Speed Limits
City Council reps and members of the public spoke unanimously today in support of a bill to lower speed limits to a life-saving 20 miles per hour in neighborhoods citywide. But if the council adopts the measure, it will do so over the objection of DOT, which said the proposal would create conflicts with state law.
October 31, 2013
Samuel Cohen Eckstein, 12, Killed by Van Driver on Prospect Park West
Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a 12 year-old boy about to celebrate his bar mitzvah, was killed yesterday at the intersection of Third Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope. NYPD says the crash investigation is ongoing and as of now there are no arrests or summonses for the driver who ran him over. Although police would not release information about the driver, NYPD said that "preliminary results" show that Cohen Eckstein "ran into the street."
October 9, 2013
State DOT Commits to Improve Deadly Intersection and Study Ocean Parkway
After delaying action on a NYC DOT pedestrian safety plan that local residents voted to fund, the state DOT says that it's not only "in general agreement" with the plan, but supports specific changes to be implemented as soon as this fall. In addition to upgrades at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway, state DOT also says it's examining the safety of 38 intersections along Ocean Parkway, but details about that study remain murky.
August 28, 2013
After Delay, State DOT Says Plan for Deadly Kensington Intersection Due Soon
This morning, Council Member Brad Lander delivered a stack of petitions to Governor Cuomo's Midtown office demanding approval from the state DOT for a pedestrian safety fix that his constituents developed with NYC DOT. It may happen: State DOT says that it will complete a final design with the city by the end of next month.
August 22, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Bike Contraflow Over the Gowanus
Reader Keith Williams, who blogs at The Weekly Nabe, recently got a few shots of the brand new contraflow bike lane in progress on Union Street. This project will add a sorely needed westbound bike connection across the Gowanus Canal -- part of a route that jogs from Degraw, down to Union, then back up to Sackett [PDF].
July 26, 2013
Lander Intros Bill to Push NYC Bus Service to the Next Level
Yesterday, Council Member Brad Lander introduced a bill that would require DOT, in consultation with the MTA and the public, to create a citywide master plan for developing Bus Rapid Transit.
July 25, 2013
Lander: NYS DOT Rejected Improvements to Deadly Brooklyn Intersection
Safety measures proposed for a crash-prone Brooklyn intersection where a senior was killed by a truck driver this week were rejected by New York State DOT, according to City Council Member Brad Lander.
June 28, 2013