Street Hazard Reduction

Pedestrians & Cyclists Die While NYPD Focuses On Broken Headlights

Author: 
Christopher Robbins
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
September 20, 2012

The mayor's 2012 fiscal year report on city agencies was released yesterday, and in a press release, Mayor Bloomberg touts, "New York City services and operations have consistently improved over the

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
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Yes
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Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
Yes
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on November 26, 2012 - 17:22. categories [ ]

TA Kicks Off Campaign for Safer Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Author: 
Stephen Miller
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
August 13, 2012

Manhattan's Fifth and Sixth Avenues are two of the busiest bicycle routes in the city, even without protected bike infrastructure to make cycling appealing to a broader range of New Yorkers.

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
Yes
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on November 26, 2012 - 17:03. categories [ ]

NYPD Needs to Improve Car Crash Investigations: Report

Author: 
Marc Beja
Media Outlet: 
am New York
Date: 
August 6, 2012

Most fatal car crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists are caused by lawbreaking drivers, according to a new report.

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
Topic: 
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Yes
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Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
Yes
Format: 
Print
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on August 15, 2012 - 11:37. categories [ ]

Council Says More Traffic Accidents Bear Investigating, Even When No One Dies

Author: 
Dan Rubenstein
Media Outlet: 
Capital
Date: 
July 25, 2012

Amid all the talk about gun control, City Council members today launched an effort to address violence of a more prosaic sort: car crashes, and what councilmembers described as the police department's

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
Topic: 
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
Yes
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on August 15, 2012 - 11:35. categories [ ]

20-mph Slow Zone Meant to Curb Speeding on Staten Island

Author: 
Michael Sedon
Media Outlet: 
Staten Island Advance
Date: 
July 10, 2012

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lead-foot drivers will need to lighten up in three Staten Island areas being eyed for reduced-speed-limit "slow zones," city officials said today.

T.A. Program: 
Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement)
Topic: 
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
Yes
Format: 
Print
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on August 15, 2012 - 11:18. categories [ ]

Bronx Middle Schoolers Get City to Improve Safety at Mt. Eden Intersection

Author: 
Jeanmarie Evelly
Media Outlet: 
DNA
Date: 
May 22, 2012

MOUNT EDEN -- A group of Bronx middle school students is declaring victory Tuesday in their ongoing campaign to improve traffic conditions at a busy intersection in Mount Eden.

T.A. Program: 
Streets (Streets for All)
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
Yes
Prompted by Press Release: 
No
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on June 11, 2012 - 12:24. categories [ ]

Dangerous Greenpoint Intersection Gets Makeover

Author: 
Meredith Hoffman
Media Outlet: 
DNA
Date: 
March 14, 2012

GREENPOINT -- The city is expanding sidewalks and reducing the number of traffic lanes at an intersection where advocates say six pedestrians have been killed since 1995.

T.A. Program: 
Streets (Streets for All)
T.A. Mention?: 
Yes
T.A. Prompted?: 
No
Prompted by Press Release: 
No
Format: 
Web
Tone: 
Positive
Submitted by joseph on March 16, 2012 - 18:18. categories [ ]

Transportation Alternatives Calls For Enforcement To Stop The Carnage

June 3, 2011
Michael Murphy 646-873-6008

A motorcyclist was struck by a van today only a block from the location where a truck jumped the curb just yesterday and mowed down a crowd of pedestrians, killing an 89 year old woman.


The Need For Speed Cameras

Author: 
Jon Lentz
Media Outlet: 
City Hall News
Date: 
April 29, 2011

New York City already uses cameras to nab motorists who run red lights or drive in designated bus lanes.

Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 16:14. categories [ ]

CB6 Votes To Continue Improvements To Prospect Park West

April 13, 2011
Michael Murphy 646-873-6008

Transportation Alternatives, New York's leading advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit, celebrated Community Board 6's unanimous vote in favor of safe street improvements on Prospect P