Red Light Cameras

Death by Car

Author: 
David King and Gail Robinson
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Gazette
Date: 
November 23, 2009
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Even if they don't know Diane Schuler by name probably every sentient New Yorker knows what she did and the horror she created.

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Submitted by volunteer on November 24, 2009 - 15:55. categories [ ]

Houston Speedway Maims and Kills, Study Finds

Author: 
Heather Murray
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
March 1, 2009
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Drivers are speeding on city streets as fast as 66 miles per hour in school zones and in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, contributing to roughly 2,300 car crashes per year, a recently released Tr

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A chart from Transportation Alternatives’ report “Terminal Velocity: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic,” showing pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicles on East Houston St. and on nearby streets. The statistics, covering the 10-year period from 1995 to 2005, are from the state Department of Transportation. During that period, on E. Houston St. between Allen St. and the F.D.R. Drive, there were 14 fatalities (12 pedestrians and two bicyclists) and 562 injuries (375 pedestrians and 187 bicyclists), according to the statistics.
Submitted by volunteer on November 5, 2009 - 18:43. categories [ ]

Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack

Author: 
Brad Aaron
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
July 8, 2009
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Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack.

Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 17:41. categories [ ]

Squadron: Traffic cameras are needed on Canal and West Sts.

Author: 
Julie Shapiro
Media Outlet: 
The Villager
Date: 
April 29, 2009

The city will soon install 50 new red-light cameras, and state Senator Daniel Squadron wants as many as possible to target dangerous intersections in his district.

Submitted by forrest on May 5, 2009 - 14:35. categories [ ]

Squadron: Traffic cameras needed on Canal and West Sts.

Author: 
Julie Shapiro
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
April 24, 2009

The city will soon install 50 new red-light cameras, and State Sen. Daniel Squadron wants as many as possible to target dangerous intersections in his district.

Submitted by forrest on April 28, 2009 - 12:23. categories [ ]

Gotcha! More Traffic Cameras

Author: 
Thomas Tracy
Media Outlet: 
Your Nabe
Date: 
April 24, 2009

Brooklyn drivers have another reason to mind their road manners: more red light cameras are on their way.

Submitted by forrest on April 28, 2009 - 11:49. categories [ ]

Statement on Assembly Passing Red Light Camera Legislation

Release Date: 
April 7, 2009
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell
Submitted by ali on April 7, 2009 - 17:23. categories [ ]

Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
August 26, 2008
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It's a golden age for Paul Steely White's advocacy. The 37-year-old executive director of nonprofit Transportation Alternatives talks about biking and public transit in the era of the $4 gallon of gas.

Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

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