Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Eyes on the Street: Seventh Avenue Gets a Bit More Pedestrian Space

By Stephen Miller | Aug 18, 2015 | 16 Comments

Pedestrians have a little more room to navigate the complex intersection of Seventh Avenue South and W. 4th Street in the West Village. The intersection now has a dedicated left turn lane for drivers going from Seventh Avenue South to W. 4th Street. The traffic signal gives pedestrians a head start and holds turning traffic before […]

Denny Farrell Says We Got His Street Safety Rant Wrong; Here’s the Audio

By Stephen Miller | Aug 12, 2015 | 30 Comments

Assembly Member Denny Farrell, chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, played a key role in the death of congestion pricing. More recently, he’s been a regular at Upper Manhattan community board meetings, where he inveighs against traffic safety projects. Now, he’s spending his time writing letters to bloggers. Last month, Farrell attended a Community […]

No Charges for Driver Who Killed 66 Year-Old Man on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Aug 10, 2015 | 20 Comments

Update [Wednesday, August 12]: The victim has been identified as Muyassar Moustapha, 66. A driver struck and killed a local store owner on Atlantic Avenue last night. NYPD says the pedestrian was at fault for crossing outside the crosswalk and against the light, and the driver faces no charges. Police have not released the victim’s name pending family notification, but […]

James and Lancman Push for Driver Alert Tech on City Vehicles

By Stephen Miller | Jul 31, 2015 | 2 Comments

We need every tool avail to achieve #VisionZero. Calling on NYC to pilot collision avoidance tech in City vehicles. pic.twitter.com/KpLTYO5ekq — Letitia James (@TishJames) July 29, 2015 A new City Council bill would require crash avoidance technology on at least 100 city-owned vehicles that alerts drivers before a collision occurs, and potentially applies brakes to prevent […]

Construction Begins on First Phase of Transforming Queens Blvd

By Stephen Miller | Jul 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

The redesign of Queens Boulevard, long one of New York’s most notorious death traps, is underway. “Queens Boulevard is tragically legendary. We all became used to the phrase ‘the Boulevard of Death,’” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference this morning marking the start of construction. “That is a phrase we want to banish from the […]

DOT Drops Sheepshead Bay Plaza Plan After Oppo From Deutsch, CB 15

By Stephen Miller | Jul 9, 2015 | 14 Comments

More space for people near the Sheepshead Bay subway station? Council Member Chaim Deutsch and Community Board 15 aren’t interested. A proposal from DOT to add pedestrian space near the Sheepshead Bay express stop [PDF] was panned last month by Deutsch and the CB 15 transportation committee (that would be these guys). The project now appears to have been dropped by […]

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