Crosswalks and Intersections

Transportation Group Circulates Step-By-Step Guide To Document And Report Lawless Driving

March 31, 2011
Brian Krapf 212-608-0333

Transportation Alternatives, New York's leading transportation advocacy group, today released their "Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit," a step-by-step guide to help communities document l


Cops Ticketing Cyclists for Red Lights Far Beyond Central Park

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
March 10, 2011
Image: 
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There's been an outcry over the NYPD cracking down on cyclists who blow through red lights in Central Park, and biking advocates hope to persuade the NYPD to adjust enforcement in the park at a meetin

Submitted by volunteer on March 15, 2011 - 17:26. categories [ ]

Will the NY Police Chief Talk About the Central Park Cyclist Crackdown?

Author: 
Jess Leber
Media Outlet: 
Change.org
Date: 
March 3, 2011
Image: 
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Central Park is literally a second home for thousands of New Yorkers. Many of them are cyclists.

Submitted by volunteer on March 15, 2011 - 16:29. categories [ ]

NYPD Rejects Central Park Cycling Crackdown Compromise

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
March 4, 2011
Image: 
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Someday this winter's gonna end, and the thousands of new cyclists streaming into Central Park are going to experience first hand what the die-hard all-weather riders have been talking about for month

Submitted by volunteer on March 15, 2011 - 16:26. categories [ ]

Intersection of Atlantic, Washington and Underhill to Change

Author: 
Zachary Kussin
Media Outlet: 
New York Times
Date: 
March 1, 2011

A local intersection may soon get a makeover in the interest of pedestrian safety. Members of Brooklyn CB 8 voted unanimously on Feb.

NYC Police Crack Down on Cyclists in Central Park

Subtitle: 
New York City's Traditionally Lax Enforcement of Traffic Laws on Cyclists is over – but bike riders say it's vindictive
Author: 
Matt Seaton
Media Outlet: 
Guardian.co.uk
Date: 
February 22, 2011
Image: 
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Image Caption: 
Cyclists ride through Central Park, New York. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

Council Requires Tracking Bike Crashes

Author: 
Alison Bowen
Media Outlet: 
Metro NY
Date: 
February 16, 2011

New Yorkers might soon know what explains data like last year's 18 biking deaths.

Submitted by volunteer on March 1, 2011 - 17:44. categories [ ]

Advocates Hope Crash Data Will Bolster Traffic Safety

Author: 
WNYC News Blog
Media Outlet: 
WNYC
Date: 
February 16, 2011

Police will be required to provide monthly reports of traffic accidents and summonses under a package of bills passed unanimously by the City Council Wednesday.

Submitted by volunteer on March 1, 2011 - 17:41. categories [ ]

Grand Concourse still 'big, scary street' full of risks for pedestrians after recent death

Author: 
Mike Jaccarino and Rich Schapiro
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
February 17, 2011
Image: 
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The heartbroken sister of a 12-year-old Bronx girl killed at the same intersection as Russell Smith said Wednesday's tragedy should never have happened.

Image Caption: 
Virginia Verdee was killed by an off-duty police officer when she tried… (Chevrestt, Angel/Angel Chevrestt, Freelance)
Submitted by volunteer on March 1, 2011 - 17:34. categories [ ]

Dangerous Streets

Author: 
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Media Outlet: 
Our Town
Date: 
February 16, 2011
Image: 
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Laurence Renard was killed by a dump truck on First Avenue and 90th Street on a January afternoon. Jason King was fatally hit by a truck on Madison Avenue and 80th Street in December.

Image Caption: 
86th Street and Third Avenue has the highest number of crashes on the Upper East Side, according to a recent Transportation Alternatives study. Photo by Andrew Schwartz