Manhattan Community Board 8 Transportation Committee Evaluates Proposal for Barriers/Bollards on Park Ave. Pedestrian Refuge Islands

By Aaron Donovan
Dec 31, 2006

Come voice your support for pedestrian safety improvements on the Upper East Side! This is an issue Streetsblog’s own Glenn McAnanama has pushed to the forefront (as seen here on Streetsblog and in The New York Times).

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In Memoriam

By Brad Aaron | Dec 27, 2013

If anyone can put a stop to the suffering and death wrought by reckless New York City motorists, she will be a grieving mother. Time and again in 2013, parents were left to cope with incomprehensible loss at the hands of a driver abetted by a legal system that facilitates, if not condones, his negligence. […]

In Memoriam

By Brad Aaron | Dec 28, 2009

Each year, scores of pedestrians and cyclists die on New York City streets, while thousands are injured. Though the total number of road fatalities is trending down, those who get around the city on foot and by bike have seen their casualty rate rise. Incidents of vehicle-inflicted violence are so frequent that many go unreported […]

Pedestrian Deaths Have Fallen in Every Borough Except Staten Island

By Stephen Miller | Feb 20, 2015

DOT released the final installment of its pedestrian safety plans yesterday with a report for Staten Island [PDF], where the nature of pedestrian crashes is different than in the other boroughs. Over the past three decades, the city as a whole grew approximately 19 percent while the number of pedestrian fatalities was cut in half. On Staten Island, […]

Health Department: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Highest on Streets in Low-Income Neighborhoods

By David Meyer | Mar 27, 2017

Pedestrian fatalities in NYC are disproportionately concentrated on streets in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to a new Department of Health analysis.

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Pedestrian Deaths Edge Down, Following Unexplained 3-Year Rise

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2014

After three years of rising pedestrian deaths in America, there’s some good news this week about the safety of people on foot. Pedestrian deaths fell 8.7 percent in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period the previous year, according to a report from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. That means about […]

All-pedestrian signals can delay buses and make sidewalk crowding worse at typical high-volume intersections like Seventh Avenue and 34th Street, according to DOT. Image: DOT

DOT: The Barnes Dance Isn’t Usually the Best Tool to Make Intersections Safer

By Brad Aaron | Oct 5, 2017

A DOT report recommends leading pedestrian intervals, split-phase signals, and physical improvements as other tools to protect people on foot from turning drivers.