Thursday’s Headlines: Honoring Adam Uster Edition
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A dispatch from a vigil where family and friends of 39-year-old Adam Uster gathered. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations
Pols and Neighbors Call For a Safer Franklin Avenue After Killing of Cycling Advocate
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A protected bike lane is needed, said the local Council member.
Cycling Advocate Killed By Trucker on Dangerous Brooklyn Street; Last Words from Mother: ‘Be Safe’
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A cycling activist and member of Transportation Alternatives was killed while biking home from a Brooklyn grocery store on a dangerous street on Monday, according to his family and police.
In Wake of Death, Pols Want Mid-Block Crossings, Safer Atlantic Ave.
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"It is wrong how deadly this strip is," Council Member Lincoln Restler said of the portion of Atlantic Avenue that functions as a speedway for drivers between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Barclays Center.
DOT Unveils ‘Concepts’ For Deadly Ninth Street, But Advocates Want Something Bolder
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The Department of Transportation will finally add a protected bike lane to a dangerous Brooklyn strip that it had left out of previous redesigns despite its well-known danger — a decision that likely led to the death in January of 37-year-old Sarah Schick, who was killed on a Citi Bike.
Second Delivery Company Steps Up to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires
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Another tech giant is now stepping up to help delivery workers access safe e-bikes amid a scourge of deadly fires linked to faulty lithium-ion batteries — a week after Uber unveiled two trade-in programs to swap out bad power packs.