Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

A few well-placed bollards would keep cars like this white sedan out of the No Standing zones on West End Avenue that are supposed to improve visibility at intersections. But Manhattan CB 7 has delayed a motion to request them.

It’s Way Too Tough to Make Basic Street Safety Fixes in New York — So Let’s Make It Easier

By Ben Fried | Mar 8, 2018 | 25 Comments

Norms have hardened around the idea that basic street safety changes should be subject to an inscrutable public process full of veto points. We have to change those norms.

Mayor de Blasio stopped to speak to Doug Gordon on his way to the gym this morning, but made no promises about redesigning 9th Street. Photo: David Meyer

Park Slope Residents Demand Immediate Safety Improvements on Ninth Street From de Blasio

By David Meyer | Mar 6, 2018 | 7 Comments

The mayor made no promises today, as his daily SUV convoy to the Park Slope Y took him within a few feet of the site of yesterday's fatal collision.

The redesigned Queens Boulevard, circa 2017, with bike lane. It doesn't go far enough. Photo: NYC DOT

Pedestrian Injuries Dropped 63 Percent After Queens Boulevard Redesign

By David Meyer | Jan 24, 2018 | 16 Comments

Traffic injuries dropped 35 percent on the 2.5-mile stretch that DOT first redesigned with more dedicated space for walking and biking.

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Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2018 | No Comments

If you don't have access to a car, it can be hard to get to work in sprawled out America. The wait for the bus might be long, and you might have to transfer at least once, and then there's often a final cruel barrier: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.

Pedestrian fatalities have fallen 45 percent in the four years since Mayor de Blasio took office. Image: NYC Mayor's Office/NYC DOT

NYC Pedestrian Deaths Fell Significantly in 2017, Bucking National Trends

By David Meyer | Jan 8, 2018 | 24 Comments

The sustained reduction in fatalities should bolster the political case for moving forward with bolder street designs more rapidly.

These bike lane-cluttering barricades come courtesy of the NYPD.

NYPD Security Theater Takes Manhattan

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2017 | 13 Comments

Obtrusive new police barriers interfering with walking and biking paths are cropping up in Midtown and elsewhere. Do you feel safer, New York?

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