Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Rewind: The Taming and Reclaiming of Prospect Park West

By Ben Fried | Aug 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

It’s been nearly a year since we first ran Robin Urban Smith’s Streetfilm on the Prospect Park West redesign. A lot has happened since then, but the lane is working as well as ever and I can’t think of a better way to wrap up this important day for NYC street safety policy than to […]

Workshop Offers Few Strong Ideas for Deadly Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.

By Noah Kazis | Jul 29, 2011 | 13 Comments

Big ideas were in short supply at a workshop held Wednesday night to develop a badly-needed safety plan for Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. This year alone, three pedestrians have been killed in traffic crashes along the 100-foot wide avenue, but many of the workshop participants seemed focused on making it easier to drive through […]

First NYC 20 MPH Zone to Slow Cars With Gateway Neckdowns, Speed Humps

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2011 | 31 Comments

Last month DOT announced plans for the city’s first 20 mph zone, located in the Claremont section of the Bronx. The agency’s presentation to the local community board is now online [PDF], so you can see how DOT plans to implement the slow zone strategy in what could be the first of several neighborhoods. The […]

Advocates: Ethical Standards Demand Zero Tolerance for Traffic Deaths

By Noah Kazis | Jun 8, 2011 | 19 Comments

Traffic deaths need to be treated as an ethical imperative to save lives, said representatives from Transportation Alternatives, the Drum Major Institute, and the medical community today at the public release of the new report, “Vision Zero” [PDF]. “It is simply unacceptable for people to die in traffic,” said T.A. Executive Director Paul Steely White, […]

Bronx Teenagers Continue Two-Year Fight For Pedestrian Safety

By Noah Kazis | May 23, 2011 | 3 Comments

Two years ago, the Bronx Helpers decided to take action about a dangerous intersection in their neighborhood. The team of middle and high-schoolers, participants in a community service group run by the New Settlement Apartments, routinely crossed the street at 172nd and Townsend. They all could recount traffic crashes they’d seen at the corner, with […]

Queens CB2 Asks, “Where’s the Bike Lane?” And DOT Adds One to LIC Plan

By Noah Kazis | May 20, 2011 | 5 Comments

When DOT presented plans for traffic calming along Long Island City’s 44th Drive in March, the department chose to put the four lane street on a road diet, using some of the reallocated space for a painted median. That still left enough space in the extra-wide parking lanes for a bike lane, however, a fact […]

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