Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Tonight: Voices of Reason Needed to Counter PPW Bike Lane Hysteria

By Brad Aaron | Jun 21, 2010 | 45 Comments

Its fresh green paint is already bringing relief to car-free commuters, but that hasn’t stopped anonymous opponents of a safer Prospect Park West from continuing to spread anti-cyclist tripe of the kind pictured above. Though no names or contact information have to our knowledge accompanied any of these fliers, local media can’t resist piling on, […]

Albany Update: Hayley and Diego Hearing; Bus Riders Waiting for Shelly

By Brad Aaron | Jun 3, 2010 | No Comments

We have a few quick updates on pending traffic safety legislation to pass along. The Senate transportation committee will take up Hayley and Diego’s law and the Senate’s bus camera bill next Tuesday, June 8, at 12:30 p.m. Hayley and Diego’s law, New York’s version of a vulnerable user bill, has been assigned a calendar […]

Cyclist Injuries Continue to Fall, Even as More New Yorkers Ride

By Noah Kazis | May 5, 2010 | 7 Comments

Cyclist injuries and fatalities continue to drop in New York City while riding increases dramatically. Source: Transportation Alternatives New York City’s streets are safer than ever for cyclists, according to new information gathered by Transportation Alternatives. Injury and fatality data from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles show a continued decline in the number of […]

Complete Streets Bill Clears Senate Committee; Attention Turns to Gantt

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2010 | 1 Comment

Legislation to require transportation projects in New York state to include pedestrian and bicycle access was reported out of the Senate transportation committee Tuesday. S5711, a.k.a. the Complete Streets Bill, would mandate that new and reconstructed public roads "accommodate all users," specifically pedestrians, cyclists and "individuals of all ages and mobility capabilities." Sponsored by Brooklyn […]

DOT Plans Safer St. Nick @ Amsterdam, With More Uptown Action to Come

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2010 | 22 Comments

Northbound cyclists on St. Nicholas at Amsterdam will have to negotiate a dogleg to reach the parking-protected lane. The southbound lane, at left, will be opposite a row of back-in angled parking. The speckled blue areas indicate new pedestrian space. At a Monday night meeting with the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT […]

Upper East Side Workshop Kicks Off New Street Safety Campaign

By Noah Kazis | Mar 17, 2010 | 14 Comments

"You can’t control what you can’t measure," the saying goes. So to get a better grip on street safety on Manhattan’s East Side, Transportation Alternatives started by collecting better data about local traffic collisions and injuries. Last night, a group of Upper East Siders used that information to begin imagining what a safer neighborhood might […]

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