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A Queens man was charged with setting 17 DOT traffic cameras on fire throughout 2020.

SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.

Editor Gersh Kuntzman reads the letter accusing him of being a Trump voter.

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Frances Furlong Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 2, 2019 | 14 Comments

A letter to the editor sparks a rare bit of self-reflection (not really). Plus the other news of the day.

Congestion on Canal Street, which turns out to be part of the National Highway System. Photo: giggel/Wikimedia Commons

Council Wants City to Require Overnight Deliveries

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 24, 2019 | 20 Comments

The city would have to receive deliveries at night in order to free up road space during the most congested times and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists under a council bill that moved another step forward on Tuesday.

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 20, 2019 | 18 Comments

“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.

No matter how many small tweaks are made to the street, Coney Island Avenue is going to be a car sewer without major changes. Photo by Dave Colon

City Says Safety is ‘Priority’ On Coney Island Avenue — But Roadway Is Still Filled with Cars

By Dave Colon | Sep 4, 2019 | 2 Comments

The city named Coney Island Avenue a safety "priority" in 2015. The roadway is as dangerous now as then. Streetsblog investigates what went wrong.

The city needs even more of these kinds of protected bike lanes. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 18, 2019 | 9 Comments

One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.

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