Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Julissa Ferreras Spotlights Ped Medians, Plazas in NY1 Tour of Her District

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2013 | 3 Comments

On a tour of her council district in East Elmhurst and Corona with Errol Louis of NY1 on Friday, Council Member Julissa Ferreras highlighted two livable streets projects: Corona Plaza, a popular gathering spot near the 7 train, and wider medians on Astoria Boulevard to help seniors cross the street. “I’d like for more cars to […]

Eyes on the Street: Traffic Calming, 20 MPH Zone at Williamsbridge Oval

By Stephen Miller | Aug 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem isn’t the only green space receiving traffic calming improvements this summer. In the Bronx, Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval waged a fight with DOT to get crosswalks and pedestrian space near their park in the Norwood neighborhood. Now, a plan [PDF] presented to Community Board 7 this spring has been implemented. […]

Cyclist Gary Zammett Sr. Killed in Howard Beach; Where Is Eric Ulrich?

By Brad Aaron | Aug 23, 2013 | 9 Comments

A cyclist was killed by a motorist in Howard Beach this week, on a street where residents say drivers routinely ignore stop signs. The crash occurred in the City Council district represented by Eric Ulrich, who has not responded to inquiries concerning street safety in the district. Gary Zammett Sr. was out to buy cheesecake […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Streets Around Marcus Garvey Park

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2013 | 11 Comments

In January, the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association was working with DOT to calm the streets around Marcus Garvey Park. Now, those changes are being implemented. The project [PDF] aims to make drivers travel at safer speeds heading north on Madison Avenue and south on Fifth Avenue. It reduces the number of lanes, tightens turns, […]

Bay Ridge CB Chair Disses Fourth Avenue Road Diet, Proposes Non-Starter

By Stephen Miller | Aug 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

After months of work between local residents and DOT, a plan for a road diet on Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, advanced by Brooklyn Community Board 10’s transportation committee in May, was taken up by the full board in June. After many members said they had trouble understanding the proposal, the board voted to delay […]

Eyes on the Street: Adam Clayton Powell Now Safer, With or Without CB 10

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 12 Comments

Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, connecting Macombs Dam Bridge to Central Park, has long been a dangerous speedway. DOT clocked drivers traveling as fast as 52 mph on the six-lane divided road, with up to two-thirds of evening drivers going above the 30 mph speed limit. Between 2006 and 2012, twelve pedestrians were killed on the […]

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