New Brooklyn Council Member: Crossing the Street Should Not Be a Matter of Life and Death
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The city needs more street treatments to prevent reckless drivers from killing pedestrians like Brooklyn nanny Arcellie Muschamp.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT
Ongoing Suspension of Scofflaw Towing Making Roadways Less Safe
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The city has still not resumed hauling away the cars of tens of thousands of scofflaw drivers who rack up (and then don't pay) multiple infractions for their dangerous driving or also-dangerous selfishness — despite 2021 ending as the bloodiest year for road violence since 2013.
Up Next for DOT: City Law Requires 500 New Loading Zones Every Year
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The city Department of Transportation is now required by law to install at least 500 loading zones annually. How's that going?
Wednesday’s Headlines: Hey Ydanis, Us First Edition
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It didn't take long for fed-up cyclists to demand that Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez make good on his promise to bolster the city's scores of miles of flimsily protected bike lanes. Plus other news.
Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It
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The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show
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Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.