Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

DOT Announces New Arterial Slow Zones Across the Boroughs

By Brad Aaron | Aug 4, 2014 | 14 Comments

On Friday, DOT announced the second round of Arterial Slow Zones, which will expand the program by 14 streets before the end of the year. The first of those streets to get the slow zone treatment is Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, where as of today the speed limit is 5 miles per hour lower […]

Eyes on the Street: Slower Speed Limits Coming to Broadway, Southern Blvd

By Ben Fried | Aug 1, 2014 | 5 Comments

A Streetsblog reader sent in this NYPD flyer posted in the lobby of his apartment building on the Upper West Side, and another reports getting the same notice via email yesterday. The citywide 25 mph speed limit enacted by Albany this session is expected to go into effect in October. In the meantime, the de […]

DOT Proposes Road Diet But Only 4 Ped Islands for 35 Blocks of West End Ave

By Stephen Miller | Aug 1, 2014 | 40 Comments

After two people were killed by motorists along one stretch of West End Avenue this year, DOT promised to calm traffic on this dangerous Upper West Side street. Before a packed house of about 200 residents last night, the agency said changes will be made in two phases, finishing by next spring. The plan: A […]

NYPD: No Reason to Investigate Greenway Crash That Hospitalized Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2014 | 69 Comments

A witness to the aftermath of a Hudson River Greenway crash that sent a cyclist to the hospital says NYPD officers, including personnel from the Collision Investigation Squad, said they did not intend to investigate the cause of the collision, explaining to bystanders that it was an “accident” while blaming the cyclist. Just after 9:30 […]

AARP: Older NYC Pedestrians Concerned About Drivers Failing to Yield

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

Four out of 10 New York City voters age 50 and older consider motorists who fail to yield to pedestrians a serious problem, and one in four say traffic signals don’t allow enough time to cross the street, according to a poll by AARP. As part of its 2013 voter survey, AARP asked a series […]

How a Non-Profit Housing Developer Brought Safer Streets to the South Bronx

By Stephen Miller | Jul 24, 2014 | 3 Comments

When the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation, known as WHEDco, was founded in 1992, the dark days of arson and abandonment in the South Bronx were still fresh in people’s minds. The organization set out to build new housing in a devastated neighborhood — and decided to take a broader view of community development by also […]

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