Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Envisioning a Safer Queens Boulevard Where People Want to Walk

By Stephen Miller | Nov 25, 2014 | 34 Comments

While safety improvements have saved lives on Queens Boulevard since the late 1990s, when it was routine for more than a dozen people to be killed in a single year, the “Boulevard of Death” remains one of New York City’s most dangerous streets. As DOT prepares to launch a comprehensive safety overhaul in the coming months, advocates […]

Survey: With Parents Worried About Safety, Few NYC Students Bike to School

By Stephen Miller | Nov 18, 2014 | 9 Comments

Just one percent of sixth-graders surveyed at 15 schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx said they get to class by bike, scooter, or skateboard, according to a survey released by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last week [PDF]. Although most students live within walking distance of school, many of them take buses or […]

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Four Reasons Pedestrian Injuries Have Plummeted Along Protected Bike Lanes

By Michael Andersen | Nov 14, 2014 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Protected bike lanes are good at making it safer to bike. But they are great at making it safer to walk. As dozens of thought leaders on street safety gather in New […]

Nine NYC Bike-Ped Projects Get Federal Funds From State DOT

By Stephen Miller | Nov 14, 2014 | 6 Comments

Nine bicycle and pedestrian projects in New York City are receiving federal funds distributed through New York State DOT, according to an announcement late last month by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The projects range from pedestrian safety fixes on streets near busy expressways to upgraded plazas and greenways. The New York City awards are: South Bronx […]

Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law

By Stephen Miller | Nov 11, 2014 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims’ families and community board leaders […]

Julissa Ferreras Joins Corona Residents in Planning for a Safer 111th Street

By Stephen Miller | Nov 10, 2014 | 1 Comment

Residents and community groups in Corona are working to tame traffic on an extra-wide street that separates their neighborhood from the largest park in Queens. They’re backed by a council member who, in addition to putting aside funds for the project, is asking the city to bring bike lanes and traffic calming to the rest […]

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