Street Hazard Reduction

Speeding Cams Effective and Popular, But No Sure Thing in Albany

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
November 23, 2010
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As valuable as 20 mph speed limits would be, for some New Yorkers they'd be dead letter law.

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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 [ ]

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
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Imagine a world in which the New York City speed limit was 20 miles per hour.

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

Health Commissioner Takes Aim at Risky Habits, Including Speeding

Author: 
Mariah Jen
Media Outlet: 
IEWY
Date: 
November 21, 2010

New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley will deliver the keynote address at the "Stop Speeding Summit" at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010, at the Robert F.

Submitted by volunteer on November 22, 2010 - 18:27. categories [ ]

NYC Health Commissioner: Urban Design is a Public Health Issue

Author: 
Jim O’Grady
Media Outlet: 
Transportation Nation
Date: 
November 19, 2010

(New York, NY -- Jim O'Grady, WNYC) New York City's Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, was the keynoter at the Transportation Alternatives Speeding Summit today, pledging a major new public heal

Submitted by volunteer on November 22, 2010 - 18:02. categories [ ]

More spin and counter-spin on protected bike lanes

Author: 
Lilly O’Donnell
Media Outlet: 
The Villager
Date: 
August 12, 2010
Image: 
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New York City already had a "green" way to commute -- one of the world's best subway systems -- but city planners are taking it a step further, trying to make the city as bike friendly as Amst

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Looking north up Second Ave. from St. Mark’s Place, a cyclist going the wrong way in the bike lane, right, forced another cyclist out of the lane and into the buffer area.

Man killed on Blvd. of Death

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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

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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.

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.

Data-Driven Traffic Enforcement Saves Lives. NYPD Only Halfway There.

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
July 29, 2010
Image: 
cop_stop[1].jpg

With good data and targeted traffic enforcement, police departments around the country are saving lives.

Image Caption: 
NYPD pulling over someone
Submitted by volunteer on October 12, 2010 - 17:29. categories [ ]

Reckless Bike Riding Deliverymen Terrorize UWS!

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
July 30, 2010
Image: 
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Nothing beats a great pair of NY Post diatribes on the subject of cycling, and that goes double when one of the ranters is columnist Steve "He Who Yells At Cloud" Cuozzo.

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Corner of 50th and 6th in Manhattan.
Submitted by volunteer on October 12, 2010 - 17:04. categories [ ]

New Yorkers Deserve Better Than Assembly’s Flawed Complete Streets Bill

Author: 
Steven Higashide
Media Outlet: 
Mobilizing the Region
Date: 
June 25, 2010
Image: 
complete_streets_action.jpg

As the legislative session nears its end, New York advocates are demanding that the NY State Assembly fix its flawed complete streets legislation.

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New Yorkers: Click to ask the State Assembly to support strong complete streets legislation.