Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Study Finds Cyclists Need Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2008 | 35 Comments

A Hunter College study on cyclist behavior is making the rounds today, getting a long post on City Room. The data measure the extent to which cyclists take safety precautions and follow traffic laws. Helpful stuff to know, except that the findings are presented in a way that feeds into the worst stereotypes about cyclists […]

Post Reader Defends “Dangerous” Bike Lane

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 14, 2008 | 8 Comments

Dear Steve Cuozzo — Author and son in 2005 I was ready to ignore your rant yesterday, IDIOTIC DOT TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, as another in The Post’s reflexive (if well-written) screeds against any incursion into NYC car-dominance, when I came across this line: "The madness just came to Grand Street as […]

Tonight: See the Blueprint for a New Upper West Side

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2008 | 27 Comments

Streets designed for safe, accessible, and equitable use. That is the vision of the "Blueprint for the Upper West Side: A Roadmap for Truly Livable Streets," to be unveiled tonight by the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Campaign. The product of one year of community-driven planning, in consultation with urbanist legends Jan Gehl and Donald […]

Wiki Wednesday: Bike Bus

By Ben Fried | Nov 12, 2008 | 4 Comments

Today’s Streetswiki entry comes from Josh, a Livable Streets member based in San Francisco, who writes: A Bike Bus is a group of cyclists riding together to a specific destination on a schedule with an experienced leader. Bike Buses are often formed by commuters who ride together to work. However, a Bike Bus can be […]

Designing NYC Streets for the 21st Century

By Ben Fried | Nov 6, 2008 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week Transportation Alternatives announced the winners of its "21st Century Street" design competition, selecting three entries from more than a hundred submissions re-imagining the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn. Juror Michelle de la Uz, director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, listed safety and the pedestrian environment as her top […]

Cyclist Pitches Anti-Dooring Video Icon to TLC

By Brad Aaron | Nov 3, 2008 | 19 Comments

City cyclist and graphic designer Marko Bon is working to get a logo like this one added to taxi video screens as part of the "Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Program." Bon tells Streetsblog that the Taxi and Limousine Commission has shown interest in the design, which he hopes can be incorporated in a way that will […]

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