TRASH TALK! Mayor Wants To Think About Getting Filthy, Rodent-Infested Garbage Bags out of Pedestrians’ Way
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"It sure is an interesting idea. It's something I'm happy to look at," he said.
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DATA: Safe Streets Are an Equity Issue — And the City is Failing the Most Vulnerable
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Despite Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero program, injuries from traffic crashes in 2018 and 2019 were 1 percent higher than in 2016 and 2017. But in communities of color, the number of crash-caused injuries are soaring by double digit percentages.
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam
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An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
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Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
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Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.
Will NYC Finally Get Garbage Out of Pedestrians’ Way?
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The departments of Sanitation and Transportation say they'll do something about it. But will their formal "request for expressions of interest" from community, industry and advocacy groups actually solve the problem?