Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

The real danger on our streets. Image: WNBC

Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths

By Kea Wilson | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.

Congestion on the Queensboro Bridge's lone cyclist and pedestrian path is especially egregious given how much space the city allocates for cars on the same span. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BOOM! September Numbers Show Bike Ridership Increase is Continuing

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

The latest numbers show that bike traffic was up 88 percent in August on the Queensboro compared to the weekday average before the pandemic.

Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.

Skid marks left after drag racing in Bay Ridge. Photo: Justin Brannan.

OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing

By Brad Hoylman | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.

Everyone jaywalks but mostly only Blacks and Latinos are charged. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’

By Costa Constantinides | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.

There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

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