NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 14-Year-Old Cyclist Edwin Ajacalon in Brooklyn
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In Brooklyn over the weekend, a driver killed a child on a bike who worked delivery jobs to help support his family. NYPD filed no charges.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety
Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance
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Nearly 300 people gathered to press City Hall for safer street designs and Albany for an expansion of NYC's speed camera program.
After Cyclist Deaths, Manhattan CB 4 Presses DOT for Protected Crosstown Bikeways
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After drivers killed two cyclists in the district last month, Manhattan Community Board 4 is reiterating its request for DOT to install protected bike lanes on crosstown streets in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen.
An Idea That Sticks: Another Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Goes Permanent
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Tactical urbanism projects are prompting cities to improve the bike-riding environment.
DOT Street Safety Treatments Are Working — and Derailed Projects Are Putting Lives at Risk
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A Manhattan Institute report found that DOT street redesigns are saving lives, but opposition from electeds and community boards is stifling progress in poorer areas.
FHWA’s New Goal: Eliminating Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in America
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The Federal Highway Administration wants to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist fatalities “in the next 20 to 30 years.” In a new strategic plan [PDF], the agency calls for reducing serious injuries and deaths 80 percent in the next 15 years, which would be an intermediate goal on the way to zero. FHWA also calls for boosting the share of […]