Daylighting, Explained

By removing the parking spots closest to an intersection to increase visibility — a practice known as daylighting — the City of New York can make intersections safe.

State law requires this, banning parking within 20 feet of intersections, but the City of New York overrides this law — allowing, in many cases, parking right up to the crosswalk. This limits visibility for everyone on our streets, especially drivers, preventing them from seeing people in the crosswalk.

We need to daylight every intersection.

TA and Families for Safe Streets called for universal intersection daylighting in NYC 25x25 and Seven Steps, our policy agenda for Mayor Adams and the City Council. By repurposing parking spaces to allow room for curb extensions, benches, Citi Bike docks, and bike parking, the City of New York can increase visibility and slow vehicle turning speeds. 

Explosion of rain gardens in Jaz Heights north of the Northern Blvd!

I thought perhaps they gave up on these as garbage collectors but perhaps in less dense areas w/ majority single family homes, fewer biz & less peds my assumption is that maybe they perform better. Good to see! pic.twitter.com/1J0p9D04bO

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