EXCLUSIVE: City Pays Out Five Figures To Brooklyn Bridge Bike Crash Victim, Admits Dangerous Conditions
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The city admitted under oath that it has done little to make the pathway safer.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure
A Beautiful Day on the Queensboro Bridge — Will It Lead to More Space for Oppressed Pedestrians?
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Participants in Monday's walkthrough said they got a firm quasi-commitment that the city would take back a lane on the Queensboro Bridge from car drivers and finally give it back to pedestrians.
Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
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Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
Sunday’s Protest to Demand More Pedestrian Space on the Queensboro Bridge Has Historic Echoes
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Activists will gather at the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday to demand more space for pedestrians, 30 years after a similar band of pedestrian advocates got arrested for doing the same.
OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’
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Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.
FiDi Commuting Habits Make Strong Case for Full Pedestrianization
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Lower Manhattan residents are voting with their feet for an aggressive pedestrianization program in their neighborhood.