Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Neighborhoods Across NYC Prepping Applications for 20 MPH Slow Zones

By Stephen Miller | May 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

The end of May is an important time for livable streets in New York — and not just because of bike-share’s Memorial Day launch. On May 31, Slow Zone applications are due to DOT. Grassroots groups have been working to build support for their applications among neighbors, businesses, elected officials, and community boards — all […]

Jumaane Williams Calls for Speed Cams in Wake of Toddler’s Death

By Brad Aaron | Apr 9, 2013 | 5 Comments

City Council Member Jumaane Williams has issued a statement calling for speed cameras and other traffic-calming measures following the death of Denim McLean, the 2-year-old killed by a curb-jumping driver in East Flatbush. Williams also says more motorists should be held responsible for crashes that result in death. This incident took place at the corner […]

Community-Based Plan for Marcus Garvey Park Traffic Calming Gathers Steam

By Stephen Miller | Jan 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

The streets around Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem are wide and fast, creating barriers between people who live in the neighborhood and important public amenities, including the park itself. Local residents have been working with DOT to calm traffic, coming up with a proposal that extends sidewalk space, shortens crossing distances for pedestrians, and squares […]

CB 2 Committee OKs Varick Street Traffic Calming, Punts on Bike Corrals

By Stephen Miller | Jan 4, 2013 | 38 Comments

With two unanimous 9-0 votes, Manhattan Community Board 2’s transportation committee took one step forward and one step back for livable streets last night, voting for safety fixes at a problematic intersection while punting on a proposal for bike corrals after local NIMBY extraordinaire Sean Sweeney showed up to squash it. A request for traffic calming […]

Is Another Stop Light the Best Fix for Livable Streets?

By Stephen Miller | Sep 18, 2012 | 24 Comments

Last week, the New York Times profiled David Bookstaver, who after six years succeeded in getting DOT to install a stop light at East 85th Street and East End Avenue. Whether Mr. Bookstaver’s victory will result in a safer crossing remains to be seen, and stop lights, though popular with the public, are not the only tool […]

NYC Will Expand 20 MPH Zones to 13 Neighborhoods, With More to Come

By Ben Fried | Jul 10, 2012 | 22 Comments

Following the launch of the city’s first 20 mph zone in the Claremont section of the Bronx last year, NYC DOT has selected 13 more areas to receive the “slow zone” treatment (see the full list), Mayor Michael Bloomberg and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced this afternoon. DOT was inundated with applications for slow zones […]

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