Drunk Driver Kills Cyclist on Hudson River Greenway

Gothamist has the sad, outrageous story.

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Council Member Lappin Calls for Citywide Street Safety Office

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Jessica Lappin, the sponsor of new street safety legislation. Image: NY Real Estate Law Blog. In order to create a more tightly integrated public policy on safer streets, Council Member Jessica Lappin introduced legislation yesterday to create a new Office of Road Safety within the Department of Transportation. Lappin imagines the office creating a citywide […]
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Finally, a Little Accountability for State DOTs on Bike and Pedestrian Safety

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In a win for bike and pedestrian safety, the Federal Highway Administration announced yesterday that it will require state transportation agencies to do something they have never had to do before: set goals to reduce bike and pedestrian fatalities, and track progress toward attaining those goals. The news is part of FHWA’s roll-out of several “performance measures” […]