Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Ex-DOT Bike Director Speaks

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
In today’s New York Sun Bradley Hope scoops up the first follow-up interview with former DOT Bicycle Program Director Andrew Vesselenovitch after his controversial resignation letter. Vesselenovitch has a big story to tell and I have a feeling that this isn’t the last we’ve heard of it: Mr. Vesselinovitch relinquished his job as director of the bicycle program at the Department […]

Bike-Crash Study Fuels Discord Among Agencies

By Aaron Donovan | | 7 Comments
From Crain’s Insider: An unreleased study of bicycling fatalities has led to friction among the three city agencies compiling it. The police, transportation and health departments analyzed the deaths of 200 cyclists over 10 years and found that only one of them was in a bike lane. An insider says DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall didn’t […]

Bridges Burning at DOT

By Aaron Naparstek | | 8 Comments
Outgoing Bike Program Director Rips Agency Bosses The long-time Director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Program says that Commissioner Iris Weinshall and her top deputy for traffic operations, Michael Primeggia have burdened the city with unnecessary law suits and stymied the progress of the city’s bicycle programs. "I waited for a […]

Weinshall in Stockholm: Praying for Safer Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
"The tragic loss of two bicyclists this week has shocked all of us and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ families and friends. Unfortunately, New York City’s crowded streets often cause conflict between cars and bicyclists as they attempt to share limited space." — NYC DOT statement, June 29, 2006. On Thursday, June […]

Cyclists Rally at City Hall

By Aaron Naparstek | | 2 Comments
Call on Mayor Bloomberg to "take control" of city streets. Almost exactly one year ago, New York City cyclists rallied on the steps of City Hall, mourning the deaths of four of their own and demanding that Mayor Bloomberg take action to make the city’s streets safer for bike commuting. This morning, in what is […]

City Hall Press Conference on Cyclist Safety

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
Thursday, June 29, 2006, 9:00amCity HallOrganized by Transportation Alternatives Cyclists, Advocates: City’s Bike Safety Efforts not Enough Demand New City Bike Safety Plan to Address Chronic Hazards In the past week there were three serious bike crashes in New York City, two of them resulting in the deaths of individual cyclists, Dr. Carl Nacht and […]
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