Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

DOT Scores TIGER Grants for Vision Zero and Rockaways Transpo Study

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

City Hall and Senator Charles Schumer announced yesterday that NYC DOT had secured a $25 million federal grant for street safety and greenway projects in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Notably, the press release announcing the funding hailed street design improvements as a “critical” component of the city’s Vision Zero safety agenda. In addition, […]

DOT: No Plans for Park Avenue Bike Infrastructure After Recent Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Aug 19, 2014 | 17 Comments

DOT will consider design changes at the Park Avenue intersection in East Harlem where drivers have recently killed three cyclists, but there are no plans for new bike infrastructure along the Park Avenue viaduct. Livery cab driver Nojeem Odunfa hit cyclist Jerrison Garcia at Park Avenue and E. 108th Street Monday morning, reportedly dragging Garcia […]

Jerrison Garcia, 25, Third Cyclist Killed Near Park Ave. Viaduct in Two Years

By Brad Aaron | Aug 18, 2014 | 14 Comments

Update: Cab driver Nojeem Odunfa of the Bronx was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, careless driving, and a right of way violation, according to NYPD. Odunfa was not immediately charged for killing Jerrison Garcia, and, if past patterns hold, he won’t be. Aggravated unlicensed operation carries nominal penalties and tends to be the default charge […]

The Gulf Between NYPD’s Street Safety Message and Police Behavior

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2014 | 22 Comments

Altered #OperationSafeCycle pamphlet to accurately reflect reality. (cc: @KeeganNYC @bikesnobnyc @NYPDnews) #bikeNYC pic.twitter.com/T2jPendNvb — Andrew Yackira (@thel200ster) August 14, 2014 It’s day two of NYPD’s bike enforcement blitz, and for all its professed good intentions, image-wise the department isn’t doing itself any favors. There is a gulf between NYPD messaging, improved as it is, and […]

CB 7 Committee Unanimously Endorses Road Diet for West End Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Aug 13, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Community Board 7 transportation committee last night unanimously endorsed the DOT proposal to improve pedestrian safety on West End Avenue, where drivers have killed two pedestrians this year. The plan would convert the street from four through lanes to two, with a flush center median, left turn bays, and pedestrian islands at the intersections […]

NYPD: No Reason to Investigate Greenway Crash That Hospitalized Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2014 | 69 Comments

A witness to the aftermath of a Hudson River Greenway crash that sent a cyclist to the hospital says NYPD officers, including personnel from the Collision Investigation Squad, said they did not intend to investigate the cause of the collision, explaining to bystanders that it was an “accident” while blaming the cyclist. Just after 9:30 […]

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