Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Here's Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell crossing Caton Avenue, which they could safety do because they were surrounded by other people. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams’s ‘Turbo-Charged’ Vision Zero Includes a Back Door to Massive NYPD Crackdown on Cyclists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

A new enforcement effort raised eyebrows among some activists, forcing DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez into a defensive position.

Look, ma, no cars! This is what a safe street looks like. File photo: Angela Stach

BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2022 | No Comments

Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.

Vision Zero in 2021. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Vision Zero Epicenters: 5 Dangerous Neighborhoods that Should Be on Eric Adams’s Agenda

By Gersh Kuntzman and Jesse Coburn | Jan 3, 2022 | No Comments

Streetsblog crunched the numbers to reveal the neighborhoods that most need safety improvements. An analysis for a new administration.

THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years of Vision Zero Ends with More Cars and More Death

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 28, 2021 | No Comments

Car ownership under this mayor has been steadily rising since his very first days in office. And on Monday, he claimed that's not part of his legacy.

Incoming Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez sent a message by visiting the scene of Friday's crash. Photo: Rodriguez's office

Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 25, 2021 | No Comments

Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."

Streetsies 2021: The Most Annoying Things That Didn’t Get Done

By Eve Kessler | Dec 24, 2021 | No Comments

Here's a litany of infuriating delays, epic fails, and mind-bending inaction on the part of every level of government — some of which could kill people! Which agency gets the most blame?

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