Pedestrian Advocacy

The Secret to New York's Happiness? Reduce the Speed Limit to 20 Miles Per Hour

Author: 
Matt Chaban
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
November 23, 2010
Image: 
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Imagine a world in which the New York City speed limit was 20 miles per hour.

Image Caption: 
Slow down, willya.
Submitted by volunteer on December 2, 2010 - 17:46. categories [ ]

Cyclist left after injuring woman in Central Park

Author: 
Jeff Pegues
Media Outlet: 
ABC News
Date: 
August 12, 2010

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD is intensifying it's search for a speeding bicyclist who ran down a grandmother walking in Central Park.

Submitted by volunteer on October 19, 2010 - 16:00. categories [ ]

Man killed on Blvd. of Death

Subtitle: 
Koslowitz calls for traffic light after elderly pedestrian hit by city vehicle
Author: 
Anna Gustafson
Media Outlet: 
Your Nabe
Date: 
August 12, 2010

City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) is calling for a traffic light at Queens Boulevard and 80th Road in Kew Gardens, where an elderly man died while crossing what is known as the Boulev

Image Caption: 
Police investigate the scene of a fatal accident on Queens Boulevard and 80th Road that claimed the life of Richard Borchers (inset), 76, of Kew Gardens.

DCP Report Adds Another Wrinkle to Measurements of NYC Cycling

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
August 11, 2010
Image: 
ACP113ModeSplit[1].png

More New Yorkers are riding bikes than ever, but a new report from the Department of City Planning further complicates the effort to precisely determine how much cycling has taken off.

Image Caption: 
Sidewalk riding and wrong way cycling were much more common at Adam Clayton Powell and 113th Street in 2001 than in 2008. Graphic: DCP
Submitted by volunteer on October 18, 2010 - 16:09. categories [ ]

Thank you for confirming you will attend the Stop Speeding Summit!

Thank you for confirming you will attend the Stop Speeding Summit on November 19, 2010. We look forward to seeing you there.

Safety Push At Three-Way Intersection

Author: 
Dan Rivoli
Media Outlet: 
West Side Spirit
Date: 
August 4, 2010

The West 71st Street-Amsterdam Avenue-Broadway intersection can be an obstacle.

Another Cabby Out of Control, Another Accident on 71st

Media Outlet: 
Westside Independent
Date: 
July 7, 2010
Image: 
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The intersection of 71st Street and Broadway has become a constant site of accidents, with cars hitting pedestrians and even subway stations. At about 5 p.m.

Submitted by volunteer on July 26, 2010 - 13:03. categories [ ]

Killer Bikes Terrorize NY! Pedestrians, Drivers Under Siege!

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
July 19, 2010
Image: 
071910bike[1].jpg

Everybody knows bicycle riders have turned our city's streets and sidewalks into utter death traps, but most New Yorkers have meekly submitted to the two-wheeled tyranny of cyclists and their leader,

Image Caption: 
Jamie NYC's Flickr
Submitted by volunteer on July 26, 2010 - 11:09. categories [ ]

No “Criminality” in Bus/Pedestrian Accidents; Information Scarce

Media Outlet: 
The Lo-Down
Date: 
June 30, 2010
Image: 
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Image Caption: 
May 31st accident on Essex Street

Earlier this month -- in two separate incidents -- pedestrians were sent to the hospital after being hit by those so-called "Chinatown buses." We've been trying to gather more information ab

Submitted by volunteer on July 14, 2010 - 16:24. categories [ ]

Union Square Pedestrian Plaza Plan Gets Green Light From Community Board

Subtitle: 
Traffic around Union Square will also be re-routed in an attempt to make the area safer and more pedestrian-friendly.
Author: 
Jill Colvin
Author Title: 
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
Media Outlet: 
DNAinfo
Date: 
July 12, 2010
Image: 
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MIDTOWN -- A plan to reshuffle traffic around Union Square and add a new pedestrian plaza nearby has been given the final green light after months of contentious debate.

Image Caption: 
A rendering of the proposed redesign of E. 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South on the north side of Union Square. (NYC Department of Transportation)
Submitted by volunteer on July 14, 2010 - 14:27. categories [ ]