Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

How our cartoonist originally played the Rockefeller Center story. Cartoon: Bill Roundy

A Round and a Roundy: How Mayor Grinch Stole Pedestrian Safety

By Streetsblog | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

This week, editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy was inspired by Mayor de Blasio's decision to delay — and perhaps kill altogether — a plan to give pedestrians more space near Rockefeller Center during the Yuletide season.

Pedestrians forced into the street while walking through Fulton Mall. Photo: Numina

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Study: Scaffolding Pushes Pedestrians Into The Street

By Dave Colon | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

Let's be safe out there — and let's get the city to put up signs before pedestrians get forced into roadways by scaffolding.

Ghost of Christmas past: This was Rockefeller Center. Photo: Stunt Queen

Mayor Backtracks On Fixing the ‘Christmas Crush’ for Midtown Pedestrians

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Car owners may not have liked losing a lane to pedestrians, but local leaders, the DOT and even the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District were on board.

The chaotic intersection of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, where 60-year-old Michael Collopy was hit and killed by a cyclist. Photo: Julianne Cuba

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Medical Examiner: Pedestrian Hit By Cyclist Died From ‘Complications’

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The city’s medical examiner has finally ruled on the death of the pedestrian who police say was killed by a hit-and-run cyclist over the summer — saying the pedestrian died of “complications” from hitting his head.

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YULE BE PLEASED: City Plans to Help Ease Holiday Congestion in Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

The resulting reallocation will be almost double the amount of pedestrian space on Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. Alas, it's as temporary as the Christmas season.

Professor Charles Komanoff makes a point on the high cost of free parking at a meeting on the Upper West Side last night. Photo: Lisa Orman

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Free Parking Isn’t Free — But Upper West Side Car Owners Want To Keep It That Way

By Eve Kessler | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

Entitled drivers bristle at a community board forum that envisions better uses for public space than car storage.

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