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NYC High School Students Aim to Make Their Mark at Youth Bike Summit

By Stephen Miller | Jan 27, 2015 | No Comments

Each year, students and educators from across the country gather at the Youth Bike Summit to strategize about how young people can make an impact in bike advocacy. This year’s summit will be happening in Seattle in mid-February — the first outside New York City. Students from two NYC high schools are raising funds to make the trip. […]

DOT Unveils Kensington, Windsor Terrace Safety Measures After Child’s Death

By Brad Aaron | Jan 15, 2015 | 6 Comments

DOT is planning a number of street improvements for Kensington and Windsor Terrace after a hit-and-run driver killed a child last year. Last November Lynn Reynolds, 78, drove a minivan over 14-year-old Mohammad Uddin as he walked home from school on E. Seventh Street at Caton Avenue in Kensington. Reynolds reportedly exited her vehicle after […]

Survey: With Parents Worried About Safety, Few NYC Students Bike to School

By Stephen Miller | Nov 18, 2014 | 9 Comments

Just one percent of sixth-graders surveyed at 15 schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx said they get to class by bike, scooter, or skateboard, according to a survey released by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last week [PDF]. Although most students live within walking distance of school, many of them take buses or […]

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Study: Safe Routes to School Programs Boost Walking and Biking 30%

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 22, 2014 | No Comments

In just two generations, the share of American kids who walk or bike to school has plummeted — dropping from 50 percent in 1969 to 13 percent today. Can the trend be reversed? Yes, according to new research that shows the impact of street safety infrastructure and other programs implemented with federal Safe Routes to […]

DOT Scores TIGER Grants for Vision Zero and Rockaways Transpo Study

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

City Hall and Senator Charles Schumer announced yesterday that NYC DOT had secured a $25 million federal grant for street safety and greenway projects in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Notably, the press release announcing the funding hailed street design improvements as a “critical” component of the city’s Vision Zero safety agenda. In addition, […]

De Blasio and DOT Ring In the New School Year With More Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2014 | 19 Comments

Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg today officially announced the expansion of the city’s speed camera program, which will eventually bring automated enforcement to 140 school zones across the boroughs. Today’s event also underscored the fact that streets around schools won’t be as safe as they could be, thanks to restrictions imposed by […]

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