Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Schools

America Builds Too Many Schools By Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2017 | No Comments

One in 11 U.S. public schools are within 500 feet of a highway, exposing 4.4 million children to elevated levels of pollution, putting kids at elevated risk of developing asthma. But cheap land remains alluring to school districts, and America's system of school siting is not getting better.

DOT will formalize crossings near P.S. 307 (X), and Jerome Park Library (Y) in Kingsbridge Heights. Local residents and parents at the school, where a driver killed 8-year-old Rylee Ramos, say more needs to be done to slow drivers down. Image: DOT

Reckless Drivers Rule Outside Bronx School Where Driver Killed 8-Year-Old

By Brad Aaron | Jan 13, 2017 | 3 Comments

Reckless driving persists near a Kingsbridge Heights school more than two years after a motorist killed third-grader Rylee Ramos.

The double-wide snake of cars in the parking lot didn't solve the problem. Via David Bruce/YouTube

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Watch the Insanity of American School Drop-Off

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 16, 2016 | No Comments

When every student has a parental chauffeur, this is what you get.

Bronx CB 8 Delays Vote on Play Street Where Driver Killed 8-Year-Old

By Brad Aaron | Aug 10, 2016 | 5 Comments

Bronx Community Board 8 delayed a decision on whether to approve a play street application from the school where a motorist killed 8-year-old Rylee Ramos, when people complained that a play street at a different school would interfere with their driving. The Riverdale Press reports that the 50th Precinct has joined P.S. 307, Horace Mann School, and St. Margaret’s […]

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Anthony Foxx to Local Officials: Transport Policy Should Tackle Segregation

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 16, 2016 | No Comments

Local transportation officials should actively work to reduce segregation and promote equal access to quality schools, three Cabinet members say in a “dear colleague” letter released last week [PDF]. The message from Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, HUD Secretary Julián Castro, and Education Secretary John King urges transportation, housing, and education officials at all levels of government to work together to ensure that people aren’t excluded from […]

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4 Things Schools Can Do to Reduce the Asthma Threat From Idling Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 17, 2016 | No Comments

Lately, American schools have been pretty responsive to public health and safety threats facing children. Witness the rise of peanut butter bans or the dwindling number of vending machines in schools. But schools haven’t been very successful at tackling what is arguably a much bigger threat to children’s health: air pollution caused by driving. Asthma is the most […]

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