Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Daily News to Deceased Cyclists: “Your Fault.”

By Brad Aaron | Dec 14, 2007 | 8 Comments

Cyclists protest on Sixth Avenue following the death of David Smith Last week, we criticized accounts of the death of 63-year-old cyclist David Smith, who was memorialized Wednesday with a Ghost Bike and a die-in on Sixth Avenue. Though Smith was riding in the bike lane and was knocked into traffic by an illegally parked […]

NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists?

By Jason Varone | Dec 13, 2007 | 6 Comments

A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are: New & improved bike lanes Traffic enforcement Bike safety education Cast your vote in NY1’s "Snap Poll" here.

Cyclist Doored, Killed by Truck in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Dec 5, 2007 | 78 Comments

A truck driver opened his door into the path of a 63-year-old cyclist this morning, sending him into traffic, where he was run over by another truck. Though the cyclist, who has yet to be identified, was conscious immediately following the collision, he was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Here is the wire report: […]

One Intersection, Two Injured Pedestrians, One Summons

By Brad Aaron | Dec 4, 2007 | No Comments

On November 24, a woman and an 11-year-old girl were hit by different vehicles at the same Brooklyn intersection — Liberty Avenue at Crescent Street — in the space of 90 minutes. Both victims were injured; the girl, who was hit by a cement truck, was hospitalized. Though the woman, according to reports, was crossing […]

Crashstat 2.0 Reveals NYC’S Most Dangerous Intersections

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 4, 2007 | 9 Comments

Crashstat shows Fordham Rd. in the Bronx to be one of the most dangerous streets in New York City. For years, Livable Streets advocates have pushed New York City government to make citywide pedestrian and cyclist crash data more accessible to help civic groups and policy makers make more intelligent street design improvement decisions. Rather […]

DOT Rolls Out the New Lower Manhattan Crosstown Bike Route

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 8, 2007 | 6 Comments

The street re-surfacing men and machinery were out in force in Soho last night. Houston Street Bike Safety Initiative Director Ian Dutton snapped this photo on Prince Street. Once the street is repaved, the Department of Transportation will stripe the hotly debated Prince and Bleecker Street bike lanes. Lower Manhattan’s newest east-west bike route is […]

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