Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled

Marcia Kramer Exposes the Threat of Pedestrian Refuges [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Nov 5, 2010 | 42 Comments

I had to pull this Marcia Kramer segment out of the headline stack and post it, because you’ve got to see it to believe it. Earlier this week, CBS2’s chief political correspondent went down to Borough Park to expose the pedestrian refuge threat. Intro: “The Department of Transportation has struck again.” With its outlandish Safe […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Intersections for Young and Old on the UWS

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2010 | 10 Comments

Reader Lisa Sladkus sent in these photos of new pedestrian refuges on West End Avenue in the 60s. Above is the refuge that just went in at 66th Street, and after the jump you can see one on 61st Street. Both are awaiting plantings in their tree pits. These refuges are the most visible improvements […]

Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs: Senior Citizens Need Safer Streets

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2010 | 5 Comments

Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs. Photo: City Hall News While receiving an honor from AARP last night, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn reiterated their support for the Age-Friendly New York City plan to make the city work better for senior citizens. Because New York’s elderly pedestrians are at the greatest risk from motor […]

Report: Traffic Threatens Older Pedestrians Most of All

By Noah Kazis | May 20, 2010 | 8 Comments

The intersection of Bleecker and Carmine is located in New York’s most dangerous county for older pedestrians. Photo: A. Strakey/Flickr. More than 10,000 pedestrians are injured every year on New York City streets. The people who are most at risk are senior citizens, new research from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows. Pedestrians over 60 years […]

Brooklyn CB 15 Asks Whether Safer Streets Are Worth 100,000 Sneezes

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2010 | 13 Comments

If you ever need a laugh but don’t feel like shelling out for the two-drink minimum, you could do worse than head over to a Brooklyn CB 15 meeting. At an info session last night about plans for Brooklyn’s inaugural rapid bus line, the first question out of the audience was, "How many parking spots […]

Council Members Vow to Back AARP Pedestrian Safety Goals

By Ben Fried | Apr 19, 2010 | 7 Comments

From left to right: Council Members Jessica Lappin, Christine Quinn, and James Vacca, AARP State Director Lois Aronstein, and NYC Aging Commissioner Lilliam Barrios-Paoli. Photo: Ben Fried Electeds and other officials gathered with representatives from AARP today to pledge support for street improvements and to call on Albany to pass complete streets legislation. Kicking off […]

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