Ex-Parks Commissioner: I Won’t Bike in Central Park Anymore
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A delivery man on a e-bike wiped out after striking a pedestrian at a dangerous intersection. What's the city going to do about it?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Our 20,000 Post! Streetsblog’s Original Boss Aaron Naparstek Marks the Occasion
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We asked our founding editor to reflect on how far — and how not far at all! — the livable streets movement has come in 15 years of doing this.
Cyclist Dies of Injuries from Central Park Crash
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The cyclist who cops say lost control of his e-bike after making contact with a pedestrian at a crowded Central Park intersection has died of his injuries. Charles Cheeseboro, 43, of Harlem, died Wednesday, two days after the 3:20 p.m. crash — about which few details are known. Cops said only that they found Cheeseboro unconscious in […]
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
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Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
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A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses
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State lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.