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Pedestrian AdvocacyCity’s Announcement Shows Need for More Leadership in Saving Lives
Traffic fatalities may be up between 2009 and 2010, and the long-term trend may be declining, but even if one person is killed in traffic, how can you rationalize that to a widow, a parent or a son or East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly StreetsMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 28, 2011 Image:  Earlier this week, Laurence Renard was killed as she crossed First Avenue when a dump truck driver turned into her path from 90th Street, hitting her from behind. Image Caption: A template to prioritize walking, biking, and transit at the intersection of Third Avenue and 117th Street. Image: Transportation Alternatives
Submitted by volunteer on February 3, 2011 - 17:48. categories [ ]
Victims’ Families Ask Marty Markowitz to Get Serious About Street SafetyMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: February 2, 2011 Image:  In the past year, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has made several outspoken appearances against proven, life-saving traffic-calming projects. Image Caption: Last month, Markowitz called for the removal of pedestrian refuges on a stretch of Fort Hamilton Parkway where three people have died in the past three years.
Submitted by kim on February 3, 2011 - 12:13. categories [ ]
Transportation Alternatives and those whose lives have changed forever because of recent horrific car crashes in Brooklyn are reaching out to Borough President Marty Markowitz asking him to support li Conflict-Hungry Press Ignoring New Yorkers With Street Safety ExpertiseMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 27, 2011 The latest bike story ricocheting around the local media is Mayor Bloomberg's reaction to a crowd in the Rockaways that reportedly booed the mention of bike lanes.
Submitted by volunteer on February 1, 2011 - 18:27. categories [ ]
Brooklyn Senator Pushes Again to Unplug PedestriansMedia Outlet: am New YorkDate: January 25, 2011 Image:  Huh? Whaddya say? Plugged-in pedestrians might want to turn off their iPods and listen up. Image Caption: Photo credit: Getty Images
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More than 600 East Side residents shaped blueprint’s recommendations
With its wide avenues that encourage speeding, and a high number of residents who get around by walking and biking, Manhattan's East Side leads the city for pedestrians and cyclists injured by motor Mother of Hit-and-Run Victim Laments NYPD Dead EndMedia Outlet: gothamistDate: November 26, 2010 Image:  Neil Chamberlain, a 28-year-old web designer, was crossing Calyer Street in Greenpoint one night in April when a driver sped off McGuinness Boulevard and fatally ran him down, then drove off. Image Caption: Neil Chamberlain
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Dead Men WalkingSubtitle: Most City traffic Fatalities on Foot Media Outlet: New York PostDate: November 22, 2010 Image:  Pedestrians accounted for 52 percent of the traffic fatalities in the city over the past four years -- and many who were killed were obeying the law. Image Caption: In 2008, a tractor trailer hit and killed a senior citizen pedestrian at the intersection of 46th and Astoria Blvd. in Astoria.
Submitted by volunteer on December 2, 2010 - 18:10. categories [ ]
Speeding Cams Effective and Popular, But No Sure Thing in AlbanyMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: November 23, 2010 Image:  As valuable as 20 mph speed limits would be, for some New Yorkers they'd be dead letter law. Image Caption: When Scottsdale, Arizona's speeding cameras were temporarily not being used for enforcement, the number of speeders jumped by over 1,000 percent. Image: John Petrozza.
Submitted by volunteer on December 2, 2010 - 17:58. categories [ ]
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