CB1 Members Demand Universal Daylighting After Drivers Kill Two Kids
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The city must clear all intersections of parked cars that block visibility, demanded community board members in Astoria.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure
Queens Council Member Joins Call for Study of a Pedestrian-Friendly Austin Street
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Tiger Schulman! The City Council member who represents Forest Hills asked the city to make life more livable on Austin Street, a notoriously busy and congested commercial strip that local residents have suggested is perfect for a pedestrian-friendly redesign.
In Wake of Death, Pols Want Mid-Block Crossings, Safer Atlantic Ave.
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"It is wrong how deadly this strip is," Council Member Lincoln Restler said of the portion of Atlantic Avenue that functions as a speedway for drivers between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Barclays Center.
Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts
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Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. And, of course, the U.S. stinks.
RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane
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The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.
New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps
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Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.