Eyes on the Street: Friday, August 4, 2006
Woman crossing at 43rd Street and Ninth Avenue. Video still by Clarence Eckerson
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Queensboro Bridge Bike Numbers Soaring as DOT Stalls Separate Walking Path
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If you don’t build it, they’ll still come.
DOT Nixes Fordham Road Busway Due To ‘Community Concerns’
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Fordham Road won't be getting a proposed busway after the Department of Transportation bowed to "community concerns" and opted for the potential changes to the corridor with the least benefit for bus riders.
‘Sammy’s Law’ Hunger Strike Begins at State Capitol
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Two mothers whose children were killed by reckless drivers have begun a hunger strike that they'll continue until Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) brings to the floor a long-stalled bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Hunger Strike Edition
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Two members of Families for Safe Streets will begin a hunger strike at the state Capitol to protest the state legislature's failure to pass a bill to allow New York City to set its own speed limits. Plus other news.
CB1 Members Demand Universal Daylighting After Drivers Kill Two Kids
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The city must clear all intersections of parked cars that block visibility, demanded community board members in Astoria.
Supporters of Sammy’s Law Remain Angry over Assembly Speaker’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction
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Members of Families for Safe Streets rallied on Monday outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office to demand he pass a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits, and expressed confusion as to why the speaker had reportedly stalled the widely supported legislation.