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WEBStreetsblog is a registered trademark (federal registration number 7,276,763) owned by Open Plans. Streetsblog NYC covers the five boroughs of New York and important transportation policy developments in Albany. Starting with our first scoop in 2006, which tallied up the rampant abuse of parking placards, we’ve helped set the agenda for local ...
'ALWAYS SCARED': Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools …
WEBMay 24, 2022 · A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
WEBApr 23, 2022 · Mayor Adams on Saturday announced an historic nearly $1 billion investment towards funding the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, just days after dozens of advocates and pols rallied on the steps of City Hall to demand he spend what’s needed to create a safer, and more bike-, bus-, and pedestrian-friendly New York.. The City Council’s specific $3.1-billion, five-year budget ask apparently ...
Thursday’s Headlines: Becoming the Story Edition
WEB12 hours ago · In case you missed it, I unwittingly became part of a major community news story this week. Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I testified at a Community Board 7 meeting on Monday before roughly 500 of my Windsor Terrace neighbors, who had gathered to discuss a rather standard development proposal that has become a proxy battle for the mayor's City of Yes rezoning initiative.
About – Streetsblog New York City
WEBCovering the fight for sustainable cities. Streetsblog connects people to information about how to reduce dependence on private automobiles and improve conditions for walking, biking, and transit — one of the great equity issues of our era.
Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave. ‘Great Street’ Delayed … Again
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The three-mile, $60-million Vision Zero Great Streets Capital Project spans Fourth Avenue between Eighth and 64th streets through Park Slope, Gowanus, and Sunset Park. The project was first announced in 2017 [PDF], but was delayed in 2020. The Transportation Department and the Department of Design and Construction finally broke ground in 2021.
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of …
Tuesday’s Headlines: More Summer Streets Than Ever Edition
WEBAug 6, 2024 · More "Summer Streets" are coming up later this month: Aug 10 and Aug. 17 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Manhattan. Aug. 24 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bronx and Brooklyn. In other news: The theater industry's big idea for Eighth Avenue is to cram pedestrians, cyclists and vendors into tighter and tighter space. ( NY Times)
BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data …
WEBJan 11, 2022 · There were 40 total reported crashes in 2019, By 2021, that dropped to 18, a decrease of 55 percent. Total injuries for the year dropped from 29 in 2019 to eight in 2021, a decrease of 72 percent. Those numbers follow — and improve upon — the pattern seen in the earliest days of the pandemic, when injuries fell by 85 percent and crashes ...