Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Advocates in Neighborhoods Waiting for Slow Zones Call for 20 MPH Limit

By Stephen Miller | Mar 17, 2014 | 2 Comments

Over the weekend, advocates from Right of Way and residents in a dozen Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens neighborhoods installed dozens of “20 Is Plenty” signs, which urge drivers to slow down, and asked Mayor de Blasio to keep his promise to fast-track Slow Zone installations. The neighborhoods represented in yesterday’s demonstration are among those that have […]

Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2014 | No Comments

Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since […]

Morningside Road Diet Supporters Try to Find Common Ground With CB 10

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2014 | 21 Comments

Wednesday night, Harlem road diet supporters and opponents met in an attempt to find common ground on what can be done to improve safety on Morningside Avenue. The move comes in advance of DOT releasing a second plan for the street, after its first design encountered opposition from Community Board 10. The plan to calm traffic […]

Ignizio Bill Would Turn Pedestrian Timers Into Countdown Clocks for Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2014 | 28 Comments

City Council Member Vincent Ignizio has another red light camera bill — one that seems to be a variation on a failed bill from six years ago. In addition to a bill that would require DOT to post warning signs where red light cameras are stationed, Ignizio last month introduced legislation that would mandate pedestrian countdown signals […]

Tri-State Maps Ped Deaths by Legislative District and Community Board

By Stephen Miller | Mar 12, 2014 | No Comments

After Albany wraps up the budget process, legislators will shift their focus to bills that have been awaiting action — including a suite of legislation to address traffic safety issues. Bills lowering the city’s default speed limit to 20 mph, cracking down on unlicensed and hit-and-run drivers, requiring wheel guards on large trucks, and strengthening […]

Safety Fixes to Park Ave, Triboro Bridge Ramps Clear CB 11 Committee

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2014 | 3 Comments

A deadly section of Park Avenue in East Harlem is on track for safety fixes, as is the dangerous confluence of ramps and streets at 125th Street and the RFK Triborough Bridge, following a unanimous vote by the Manhattan Community Board 11 transportation committee Tuesday evening. The Park Avenue viaduct carries Metro-North trains over the […]

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