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Transportation Alternatives Unveils Policy Platform for 2013 Elections

By Stephen Miller | Mar 28, 2013 | 5 Comments

At its annual membership meeting last night, Transportation Alternatives unveiled its transportation policy platform heading into the thick of this year’s election cycle. Primary day — September 10 — is less than six months away, and TA is calling on candidates in the mayoral and City Council races to include these principles in their campaign platforms: Safe Neighborhood […]

Thanks to Marty Golden, Life-Saving Speed Cameras Not in State Budget

By Brad Aaron | Mar 21, 2013 | 22 Comments

Electeds and advocates have until June to push speed camera legislation through Albany, as the proposed NYC demonstration program was not part of this year’s state budget deal. Speed cameras were included in the State Assembly budget. The program has the endorsement of Mayor Bloomberg, the City Council, and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. But despite overwhelming […]

“No Criminality Suspected” Stencils Spotlight Lack of Traffic Justice

By Stephen Miller | Mar 15, 2013 | 7 Comments

Last night, a group of activists traveled to the sites of eight traffic fatalities and stenciled paint memorials for those who lost their lives walking or biking in crashes for which NYPD declared “no criminality suspected” within hours of the crash. This morning, Time’s Up! led a memorial bike ride to the eight crash sites. […]

Ray Kelly: NYPD Will Retire “Accident” and “Dead or Likely to Die” Rule

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2013 | 12 Comments

NYPD will increase the number of officers assigned to investigate serious traffic crashes, and will revise protocols that denied the possibility of justice to thousands of victims of vehicular violence, according to a letter from Commissioner Ray Kelly to the City Council. In another major shift, the department will stop using the word “accident” to […]

There’s Still Nothing Special About a Million NYPD Traffic Summonses

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2013 | 14 Comments

To read the Daily News analysis of 2012 summons data, you’d think NYPD has reckless driving completely under control. While the story throws out a lot of purportedly high figures, as usual the tabloid’s perspective is distorted by the windshield. NYPD issued a total of 1,020,754 moving violations last year [PDF]. That’s down slightly from […]

Tri-State Maps NYC Pedestrian Deaths By Age and Gender

By Brad Aaron | Feb 26, 2013 | 6 Comments

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s latest “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report [PDF] is another urgent reminder that roads and streets designed for maintaining auto capacity are not safe for people who travel outside a car. Drawing on federal data from 2009 through 2011, the report ranks the region’s most dangerous roads in terms of total […]

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