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FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments

KOMANOFF: Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.

Streetsies 2022: Vote for The Best Project of the Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 27, 2022 | No Comments

We know we're the first to chide the city's Department of Transportation for failure, but we also celebrate the many projects completed by DOT's hard-working employees. Vote for your favorite.

Some of those who were killed by car drivers this year: (clockwise from top left) Alex Fakih, Jack Mikulincer, Eric Salitzky, Ronald Smith and Carling Mott.

In Memoriam: So Many Lives Lost to Road Violence — And So Many Lessons We Could Be Learning

By Streetsblog | Dec 26, 2022 | No Comments

In a twist on our annual story, we'll look at the specific details behind some of the year's most tragic deaths in hopes that the city and its drivers can learn some valuable lessons about keeping the most vulnerable road users safe.

NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster (left) met with the family of Andrew McMorris, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2018, at a press conference about reducing drunk driving (inset). Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.

The Department of Transportation under Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez (right) expects it will struggle to hit the targets for new bus lanes set by the Adams campaign and by the city's Streets Plan, sources told Streetsblog.

DOT Expects to Miss Targets for New Bus Lanes, Sources Say

By Jesse Coburn | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments

The dim outlook on new lanes is bad news for the city’s more-than-one-million daily bus riders, whose commutes inch along at just 8 miles per hour on average across the city.

A reckless driver strikes a pedestrian with the light and in the crosswalk in Bath Beach. Photo: YouTube

SEE IT: Pedestrian Struck by Reckless Driver in Bath Beach

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 9, 2022 | No Comments

It's so horrifying to see — yet, apparently, there's nothing to see here.

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