Senior Hit and Killed by School Bus Driver
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A Queens senior citizen was run over and killed by the driver of a school bus this morning as he crossed a roadway with his wife — who watched her husband die right in front of her.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Public Plazas: A Tale of Two Cities
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The city's current model for streetscape improvements leaves residential communities, especially the less-affluent ones, out in the cold.
Op-Ed: Fordham Road is the Busway We Need Next
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In the city's third-largest shopping district, buses crawl, drivers kill and fumes endanger people and the environment. Time for a new busway.
Jessica Ramos’s Bill for More Food Vendors Just Split the #BikeNYC World
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The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.
A Round and a Roundy: How Mayor Grinch Stole Pedestrian Safety
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This week, editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy was inspired by Mayor de Blasio's decision to delay — and perhaps kill altogether — a plan to give pedestrians more space near Rockefeller Center during the Yuletide season.
Study: Scaffolding Pushes Pedestrians Into The Street
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Let's be safe out there — and let's get the city to put up signs before pedestrians get forced into roadways by scaffolding.