Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Basic Pedestrian Upgrades Coming to Conduit Blvd, But No Bike Infrastructure

By David Meyer | Jul 15, 2016 | 4 Comments

Last month, DOT revealed its plan to make Conduit Boulevard less of a barrier between neighborhoods near the southeast Brooklyn-Queens border [PDF]. With better, more frequent pedestrian crossings, the project should make it easier for residents to get from one side of Conduit to the other, but the design doesn’t include any bike infrastructure and leaves […]

Victim-Blaming Commences After Bruckner Boulevard Claims Another Life

By Brad Aaron | Jul 11, 2016 | 20 Comments

A motorist struck and killed a man last night on Bruckner Boulevard, a Bronx street designed to facilitate speeding and one of the borough’s most dangerous places to walk. The victim was attempting to cross Bruckner near East 149th Street at around 12:30 a.m. Monday when he was hit by the driver of a BMW […]

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U.S. Traffic Fatalities Rising Fast — Especially Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 1, 2016 | No Comments

Traffic fatalities in America hit a seven-year high in 2015, with pedestrians and cyclists accounting for a disproportionate share of the alarming increase, according to preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Last year, 35,200 people were killed in traffic — a 7.7 percent increase over 2014 and the worst death toll since 2008. The number of people killed while […]

Driver Fails to Yield and Kills 67-Year-Old Yuenei Wu in Midtown

By David Meyer | Jun 7, 2016 | 15 Comments

A livery car driver turning left onto Eighth Avenue from 38th Street struck and killed 67-year-old Yuenei Wu yesterday afternoon. Police charged 39-year-old Edip Ozlemis for failing to yield to a pedestrian, an unclassified misdemeanor. Witnesses told the Daily News and the Post that Wu was crossing in the crosswalk at 4:31 p.m. when Ozlemis struck her with […]

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Google Patents “Flypaper” to Save Pedestrians By Sticking Them to Car Hoods

By Angie Schmitt | May 19, 2016 | No Comments

The minds at Google have come up with a novel idea to protect pedestrians in the event of a collision with the company’s self-driving cars. The tech behemoth was awarded a patent this week for what it describes as a “flypaper or double-sided duct tape”-type substance beneath an “eggshell” exterior on the hood of the car. In a collision […]

Ulrich Back on Board With Woodhaven SBS After DOT Waters Down Turn Bans

By David Meyer | May 16, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT has halved the number of left-turn restrictions and cut about a mile of bus lanes from its plan to enhance bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard. The changes will dampen the expected improvements in bus speeds and pedestrian safety but have won over Council Member Eric Ulrich, who’s back on board supporting Woodhaven Select Bus Service. Most of the street […]

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