Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled

AASHTO’s Vision of Safe Streets for Seniors: Bigger Type on Highway Signs

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 2, 2012 | No Comments

Last June, Transportation for America brought the nation’s attention to the fact that older Americans are increasingly stuck in the suburbs without adequate transportation options, leading them to see family and friends and even doctors less. That same month, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on transportation access for older Americans. The debate raged: […]

DOT Proposes Five Ped Refuges For Hillside Avenue in Queens

By Noah Kazis | Feb 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

One of the most dangerous streets in Queens is slated for a safety upgrade, with the Department of Transportation proposing five new pedestrian refuge islands along Hillside Avenue [PDF]. The intervention is a relatively modest one, however, with no narrowing of the roadway and fewer pedestrian refuges than a previous proposal for the corridor. Hillside […]

Time to See Older Drivers Through Dry Eyes

By Anne Lutz Fernandez | Oct 24, 2011 | No Comments

“Have you cried at your desk at work yet today? Would you like to?” Time Magazine asked last week, inviting its readers to indulge in emotion on behalf of an Iowa couple whose story went viral last week. Gordon and Norma Yeager died as the result of a car crash, the same way about 630 […]

PlaNYC Program Will Bring 1,000 Sleek New Benches to City Sidewalks

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2011 | 16 Comments

Joined by East Harlem seniors, advocates and City Council members, transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today kicked off a program to provide new and improved sidewalk seating. CityBench, a product of PlaNYC 2.0, will bring 1,000 shiny steel benches to locations across the five boroughs. The first two were installed outside the Leonard Covello Senior Center […]

Complete Streets Passes Legislature Unanimously, Cuomo Expected To Sign

By Noah Kazis | Jun 21, 2011 | 7 Comments

Complete streets legislation passed both houses of the state legislature unanimously yesterday. With Governor Andrew Cuomo expected to sign the legislation, safer and more inclusive road design should be coming soon to streets across the state. “Everyone knew that something had to be done,” said AARP New York legislative director Bill Ferris, “so the political […]

Report: Older Pedestrians Remain Most Threatened By Traffic

By Noah Kazis | Jun 9, 2011 | 3 Comments

Pedestrians over the age of 60 are particularly at risk when walking on the streets of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, a new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows. According to “Older Pedestrians at Risk,” an updated version of similar research from last year, the pedestrian fatality rate for those over 60 is […]

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