Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

UPDATE: Two Pedestrians Struck, One Killed, By Driver on Deadly Church Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 12, 2019 | No Comments

Two more pedestrians were struck — one fatally — by a driver on deadly Church Avenue on Saturday, the latest death in a year with double-digit increases in road carnage.

Every Vision Zero project improves the streetscape, and therefore can enhance accessibility for all New Yorkers. Photo: DOT

Op-Ed: Bringing the Disability Community Into Vision Zero

By Quemuel Arroyo | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

DOT's chief accessibility specialist on the challenges and successes of inclusion.

The Goethals Bridge bike and pedestrian path remains closed until DOT builds safe routes to access it. Photo: Vince DiMiceli

EXCLUSIVE: First Look at City Plan for Goethals Pedestrian Path

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 8, 2019 | 8 Comments

The city has finally figured out a way to get cyclists safely to a year-old pathway that is yet to open.

A truck plied its route in Hunts Point in the Bronx. Photo: Eve Kessler

Op-Ed: The Simple Way To Keep Truck Fleets Safe

By Noah Budnick | Oct 8, 2019 | 23 Comments

The city can use its leverage with the industry to promote best practices for rigs.

Cops Blame Pedestrian Victim of Brooklyn Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 7, 2019 | 90 Comments

He was "outside the crosswalk," cops said. One problem? There is no crosswalk at the intersection in question.

The entrance to the shared street on Pearl and Fulton. We love our curvy bumpouts. Photo by Dave Colon

Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger

By Ed Janoff | Oct 4, 2019 | 37 Comments

An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.

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