Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

New Data Reveal Which City Agency Is Running Over the Most Pedestrians

By Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2014 | 6 Comments

Over the past eight years, there have been more than 1,200 personal injury claims against the city involving pedestrians injured or killed by drivers of city vehicles, including 22 pedestrian deaths, according to a new report and interactive map from Comptroller Scott M. Stringer [PDF]. Over the same period, the city paid $88 million for pedestrian […]

Eyes on the Street: West End Avenue Gets Its Road Diet

By Stephen Miller | Oct 16, 2014 | 21 Comments

After Cooper Stock and Jean Chambers were killed in West End Avenue crosswalks by turning drivers earlier this year, DOT unveiled a 35-block road diet for the dangerous Upper West Side street. Now, the plan is on the ground, and pedestrian islands are set to be installed within a month. The redesign is a standard […]

155th Street Ped Safety Fixes Clear Three Uptown Community Board Votes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2014 | 3 Comments

The Manhattan side of the 155th Street Bridge is a complex intersection where pedestrians are too often forgotten within a swirl of turning vehicles and impatient drivers. The intersection is also on the border of three community boards, adding extra layers of review for DOT efforts to improve safety. As of last night, transportation committees […]

Momentum Builds for Car-Free Trials in Central Park and Prospect Park

By Stephen Miller | Oct 9, 2014 | 10 Comments

The very first Streetfilm was released 10 years ago, for a campaign that’s on the verge of a major milestone today. On Tuesday, Council Members Mark Levine and Helen Rosenthal introduced a bill that would make the entirety of the Central Park loop car-free for three months next summer. The city would be required to […]

Rumor Mill: Safety Overhaul in the Works for the “Boulevard of Death”

By Stephen Miller | Oct 6, 2014 | 2 Comments

Word on the street is that Queens Boulevard could be the first major arterial redesign initiated by Polly Trottenberg’s DOT. At a Friday panel on transportation equity organized by the Congress for the New Urbanism, architect John Massengale said he is working with Transportation Alternatives on conceptual designs that will spark conversation before DOT hosts […]

Report: Pedestrian Injuries Caused by Cyclists Declining in NYC

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2014 | 21 Comments

Contrary to the would-be bikelash revivalists among the city press corps, a new study finds that injuries to pedestrians hit by cyclists are on the decline in NYC. Released this week, the study was authored by Peter Tuckel and William Milczarski of Hunter College, along with NYU’s Richard Maisel. Reporting for CityLab, Sarah Goodyear writes that researchers […]

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