Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

After a Packed Meeting, CB 7 Punts on Amsterdam Ave Complete Street Study

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2013 | 20 Comments

Few people have ever accused Manhattan Community Board 7 of expiditiously resolving to do something about dangerous streets. After devoting two hours last night to discussing a resolution asking DOT for a complete street study of Amsterdam Avenue (which the board’s transportation committee passed last month), CB 7’s reputation for inaction and delay remained intact: The board […]

CB 12 Committee Endorses Ped Improvements at Chaotic Inwood Intersection

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2013 | 9 Comments

Long-awaited improvements to a hazardous Broadway crossing in Inwood could be implemented next year, if Community Board 12 passes a resolution that cleared the board’s transportation committee this week. The committee and around 50 residents gathered Monday night to hear DOT’s proposals for the intersection of Broadway, Dyckman/200th Street and Riverside Drive [PDF], where pedestrians must […]

At Merryweather Vigil, Public Advocate-Elect Pledges to Push for Safe Streets

By Stephen Miller | Nov 6, 2013 | 5 Comments

About 150 people gathered at a vigil last night for Lucian Merryweather, the nine year-old killed on the sidewalk by a reckless driver who jumped the curb at the intersection of Clermont and DeKalb Avenues in Brooklyn. Speakers at last night’s vigil included Merryweather’s family and friends, Council Member Tish James, who was elected to the […]

Eyes on the Street: Ocean Parkway Gets Safety Upgrades, With More to Come

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2013 | 8 Comments

A plan to improve pedestrian safety at a dangerous Brooklyn intersection is seeing the first signs of progress on the ground. In June, Ngozi Agbim, 73, was killed by a turning tractor-trailer truck driver on the north side of the intersection of Church Avenue, Ocean Parkway, and the Prospect Expressway. The location, which had already […]

Tonight: Tell Manhattan CBs That Harlem Needs a Safer Morningside Avenue

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

Community Boards 9 and 10 in Harlem will again hear from DOT tonight on a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue [PDF]. The proposal was developed in response to a request from the North Star Neighborhood Association, and though there is general agreement that speeding drivers are a major problem on Morningside, the community boards […]

At Molinaro’s Request, Streets Around S.I. Boro Hall Now More Ped-Friendly

By Stephen Miller | Oct 17, 2013 | No Comments

Behind Staten Island Borough Hall in St. George is Hyatt Street. It spans all of two blocks, but there are few markings on the wide two-way street, making it a tricky spot for pedestrians crossing between offices, shops, a library, and the St. George Theater just uphill from the Staten Island Ferry landing. After a request […]

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