Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

This Google street view reflects what the driver saw as she exited the Stop and Shop on Forest Avenue in Staten Island. Photo: Google

Another 2-Year-Old Killed by SUV Driver Who Apparently Didn’t See Her

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 30, 2021 | No Comments

For the second time in a week, a tiny tot has been run down and killed by the driver of a massive SUV who could not see the small child over the gargantuan vehicle.

Thursday’s Headlines: The Port Authority’s Climate Strip-Tease Edition

By Eve Kessler | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments

The Port Authority says it will announce "aggressive" climate goals today. Let's see if it discourages driving! Plus other news.

At the Vision Zero hearing (clockwise from top left): The NYPD team, Hank Gutman of DOT, Council Member Bob Holden, Zeb and Doug Gordon and Jehiah Czebotar.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Ivy Day in the Committee Room Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments

Forgive us for spending the entire day at yesterday's mammoth six-and-a-half-hour Vision Zero hearing at the City Council. Plus other news.

The 10 Best Ideas We Heard at Tuesday’s Epic ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments

...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).

The shared street on Broadway between 21st and 23rd streets in the Flatiron district. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway

By Eve Kessler | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

The DOT unveils six blocks of its mostly pro-pedestrian "Vision" for a people-centered boulevard.

When DOT engineers get together, they design unsafe roads, as Streetsblog Publisher Mark Gorton points out.

Opinion: DOT’s Traffic Engineering Division is Hostile to Street Safety

By Mark Gorton | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

Why do engineers at the city Department of Transportation design bad roads? Because their only metric is car throughput. That has to change.

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