Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Driver Flips Car Where Neighbors Have Waited a Year for DOT Speed Hump

By Stephen Miller | Jun 2, 2015 | 11 Comments

A driver who neighbors say was speeding flipped his vehicle Sunday evening on a Bronx street that’s been waiting over a year for a speed hump as part of the Norwood neighborhood Slow Zone. “We were home making dinner and we just heard a loud bang and a crunch and another loud bang and a crunch, two of them, […]

DOT Waffles on Bed-Stuy Ped Safety Project After Resistance From CB 3

By Stephen Miller | May 22, 2015 | 3 Comments

A plan to improve safety at a busy Bedford-Stuyvesant intersection [PDF] may not move forward after members of Brooklyn Community Board 3 opposed it, according to two CB 3 transportation committee members. DOT’s Claudette Workman revealed the news at the CB 3 transportation committee meeting on May 13, said Shawn Onsgard, a public member of the committee. “She just said […]

How Much Does DOT Use Daylighting to Reduce Dangerous Turns?

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2015 | 29 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told the City Council there’s only so much DOT can do to prevent drivers from hitting people while turning, but there’s a relatively simple safety measure the agency could put to widespread use: keeping parked cars away from intersections. Last week, Kate Hinds at WNYC reported on the problem of motorists fatally striking people while turning left. According to crash data compiled […]

DOT Plans Safety Upgrades at Foot of Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown

By Stephen Miller | May 13, 2015 | 19 Comments

Choked with car and truck traffic, the Manhattan Bridge ramps around Canal Street are a danger zone. DOT has a plan to tame some of the chaotic crossings for people on foot, which the Manhattan Community Board 3 transportation committee voted in favor of last night. Seven pedestrians and nine motor vehicle occupants were seriously injured at the intersection […]

DOH: Motorist Crashes, Again the Top Killer of NYC Kids, Are Preventable

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2015 | No Comments

Each year the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports on the top causes of injury-related death for children in New York City, and traffic crashes consistently top the list. That remains true in the newest report [PDF]. The DOH report draws on crash data from the medical examiner’s office and DOT. From 2003 to 2012, an […]

DOT Proposes Road Diets for Two Uptown Avenues

By Stephen Miller | May 8, 2015 | 8 Comments

Two dangerous uptown avenues could get road diets and bike lanes this summer under a DOT plan presented to the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee on Monday [PDF]. A plan for Sherman Avenue received the committee’s support, while a design for St. Nicholas Avenue is headed for at least one more month of review. There were 25 serious […]

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