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TSTC: Five City Streets Rank as Region’s Most Dangerous for Walking

By Brad Aaron | Jan 6, 2010 | 5 Comments

Nine pedestrians were killed on Third Ave. in Manhattan between 2006 and 2008. Streets in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island continue to be among the most dangerous in the region for pedestrians, says a new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. According to a TSTC analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2006 […]

$266 Million to Widen the Deegan. Crumbs for a More Livable Bronx River.

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2009 | 13 Comments

More lanes, or more housing and parks? Image of proposed Deegan Expressway widening: NYSDOT. Image of the community plan for a de-commissioned Sheridan Expressway: SBRWA. Last week we reported on the state DOT’s expensive plan to widen part of the Major Deegan Expressway in the southwest Bronx, even as the agency fails to maintain upstate […]

Pennies for Pedestrians: NY State Spends Small on Street Safety

By Brad Aaron | Nov 9, 2009 | 6 Comments

New York State devotes just 1 percent of its federal transportation funds to pedestrian infrastructure. Photo: Wikipedia It’s not news that a half-century of transportation spending to accommodate the automobile has made the typical American city hazardous and hostile to people on foot. But it’s shocking how we still devote so few resources to correcting […]

Top to Bottom, NY Legal System Fails the Vulnerable on Our Streets

By Brad Aaron | Oct 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

The unidentified driver of this car, who injured six when he slammed into a Queens bus stop this month, is one of thousands of city motorists who harm and endanger others without consequence. Safe streets advocates are understandably excited by the prospect of a Manhattan district attorney with an interest in holding dangerous drivers accountable […]

24 Hours Left to Register for TSTC’s Annual Benefit

By Ben Fried | Oct 28, 2009 | No Comments

A quick reminder: You can RSVP for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s annual benefit up until 3 p.m. tomorrow. The word from Tri-State’s Veronica Vanterpool is that they’ve lined up a great space with a tasteful selection of wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres. The schmoozing figures to be a Streetsblog reader’s dream. Local transpo officials, community […]

Vance Renews Traffic Safety Pledge at Meeting of Legal Minds

By Brad Aaron | Oct 27, 2009 | 6 Comments

Cy Vance, far right, joined by (l-r) Oregon attorney Raymond F. Thomas, TA’s Peter Goldwasser, New York attorney Scott Glen Cerbin, and Nassau County prosecutor Maureen McCormick. Photo: Brad Aaron Judged by statistics on violent crime, New York may be the safest big city in America. But its amazingly low murder rate masks a less […]

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