Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Wiki Wednesday: Urban Bicycling With Children

By Ben Fried | Aug 13, 2008 | No Comments

Already a prolific contributor to the Streetsblog Flickr pool, BicyclesOnly has recently put together a StreetsWiki guide to "Urban Bicycling With Children." The entry kicks off with a look at some of the less obvious benefits to biking with kids: Bicycling with children initiates so-called "virtuous cycles" that further promote bicycling. Parents who bicycle with their children […]

Wiki Wednesday: Bike Boxes

By Ben Fried | Jul 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

This StreetsWiki entry is rounding into encyclopedic form quite nicely. Andy Hamilton, DianaD (who also brought us the VMT entry last week) and Streetsblog’s own Aaron Naparstek have been piecing together a detailed look at the history and effectiveness of bike boxes: With nearly 40% of daily commuter trips taken by bike, Copenhagen, Denmark is […]

Make Queens Boulevard a Complete Street

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 28, 2008 | 24 Comments

Last February, 22-year-old Asif Rahman was hit and killed by a truck while riding his bicycle on Queens Boulevard. Though the infamous "Boulevard of Death" is a lot safer than it used to be, it still produces far too many injuries and fatalities. Asif’s family, Council member Jim Gennaro, and Transportation Alternatives held a press […]

Crashes Claim Lives of Two New York Cyclists

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

In a tragic two-day span last week, two cyclists were struck and killed by cars in separate crashes. Pedro Fernandez-Pacheco, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, was hit by a livery cab as he passed a stop sign at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 54th Street in Sunset Park Thursday night. The driver was issued a […]

L.A. Doc Takes Out Road Rage on Cyclists, Injuring Two

By Ben Fried | Jul 9, 2008 | 43 Comments

Via Streetsblog LA, a story of motorist anger run amok this past holiday weekend: A motor vehicle driver, outraged that he was being asked to Share the Road, sped past some cyclists and slammed on his brakes; using his car as a weapon to critically injure the cyclists. Ron Peterson had no time to swerve […]

CB 3 Supports DOT’s Manhattan Bridge Proposal

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2008 | 13 Comments

On Tuesday, Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution in support of DOT’s plans for improved Manhattan Bridge access, including bike lanes on Chrystie Street. Though members of the board’s transportation committee (along with Streetsbloggers) advocated for protected lanes, these recommendations were not included in the resolution, the full text of which appears after […]

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