Thursday’s Headlines: #DontTrashNYC Edition
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Street safety advocates will host a Twitter Town Hall today to demonstrate the need to reform the private carting industry. Plus all the other news in our daily headline digest.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Bronx Pedestrian Has Died From Being Hit By Driver on Boston Road
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A Bronx pedestrian has died of wounds he suffered in August, when a reckless driver hit him and a friend on Boston Road — then injured a third person when he hopped the curb.
Streetfilms: Yes, the Bike/Ped Situation on the Queensboro Bridge Is That Bad!
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We covered last week's renewed call for pedestrian and bike safety fixes on the dangerous Queensboro Bridge, but you have to see Clarence Eckerson's latest Streetfilm to really understand the situation.
Op-Ed: Hey, Streetsblog, Bollards Everywhere Ain’t So Bad!
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That said, they may not be the optimal solution.
‘We Told You So!’: Crash Highlights Street Dangers in Queens
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How many more people must be hurt or killed before the city prioritizes DOT's proven, life saving improvements over the convenience of drivers?
Council Members: DOT Stalling on Queensboro
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The city's failure to give more space to the increasing number of pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge is a betrayal of Vision Zero — and that failure seems based solely on a fealty to car traffic.