Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

PASSED: City Council Establishes DOT Crash Investigation Unit

By Eve Kessler | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

Long-sought change supplants the NYPD's lead role in probes of road carnage.

Thursday’s Headlines: We’ll Believe It When We See It Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

In which we rag the mayor — again — for modeling 'SUV Socialism.' Plus all the other news.

The shared-street block on University Place below Union Square. Photo: DOT

OPINION: Expand the Shared Street at University Place in Manhattan

By Rich Mintz | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

A one-block experiment south of Union Square has more than proved its worth. In fact, it's a model for the city.

Fixing bikes at a workshop of the Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op in Brooklyn. Photo: Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op

OPINION: How the ‘Budget-Bike Trap’ Creates Inequality in NYC

By Josh Bisker | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

The founder of a bike co-op identifies a key gap in cycling equity.

A DOT-led investigation of a crash like this would have led to street design changes. But the NYPD did nothing, as Streetsblog reported. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Pass Bill to Move Crash Investigation from NYPD to DOT

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2021 | No Comments

The City Council is poised to pass a key NYPD reform bill on Thursday — with language that may have been softened just enough to earn the support of Mayor de Blasio, Streetsblog has learned.

The Meatpacking Business Improvement District turned Little West 12th Street between Washington and Greenwich streets into a true open street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Dozens of Community Groups Demand Real Open Streets Commitment from the Mayor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The Open Streets Coalition makes its play to Hizzoner.

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