Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

DOT Queens Safety Plan Zeroes in on Problems, Light on Specific Fixes

By Brad Aaron | Feb 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

DOT is releasing a Vision Zero pedestrian safety plan for each borough. The first one was unveiled Monday in Jamaica, and a Manhattan event is underway this morning. The Queens report is a detailed analysis of where motorists are doing the most harm, and it provides a general strategy to prioritize street redesigns and traffic […]

DOT Proposes Roundabout for Dangerous Longwood Intersection

By Stephen Miller | Feb 17, 2015 | 19 Comments

New York seemingly has a traffic signal on every corner. To improve safety at one Bronx intersection, DOT is going with something different: a roundabout. The proposal is part of a larger road diet for Intervale Avenue in Longwood [PDF]. The plan was supported by a Bronx Community Board 2 committee in a 7-1 vote earlier […]

Pedestrians With the Right of Way Should Always Have Protection of the Law

By Ben Fried | Feb 16, 2015 | 39 Comments

Jiahuan Xu, 15, had the walk signal when she started across Grand Street in Williamsburg Friday morning. Before she reached the far side of the street, she was struck by a bus driver turning from Union Avenue and “pinned under the left front wheel,” according to the Daily News. After emergency responders rescued Xu, she was […]

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Russia’s Daredevil Pedestrian Safety Advocates

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2015 | No Comments

Have you ever thought about taking matters into your own hands when you see someone drive in the bike lane or block the sidewalk? Well, these Russians are living your vigilante traffic enforcement fantasy — and it looks absolutely terrifying. A group of men calling themselves the “Stop a Douchebag” movement are willing to risk […]

Michael DenDekker: Slowing NYC Drivers Is a Pointless Waste

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2015 | 19 Comments

Assembly Member Michael DenDekker, the Queens rep who once proposed legislation to register cyclists and monitor them with bike lane cameras, says efforts to slow city drivers under Vision Zero are pointless. DenDekker wants an audit of Vision Zero spending, which he reportedly believes is wasted unless it’s going toward traffic signals to eliminate motorist-pedestrian conflicts […]

Harlem CB Chair Complains Bus Lanes Have Slowed Her Cab Rides to Subway

By Stephen Miller | Feb 10, 2015 | 55 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 10 Chair Henrietta Lyle thinks bus lanes have made it harder to get around Harlem. In a conversation with Streetsblog, Lyle disputed our coverage of Select Bus Service on 125th Street and waved off data from the Census and NYC DOT. She also dismissed WE ACT for Environmental Justice, which had worked with bus […]

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