NYPD Says ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To Council Bid to Improve Collision Investigation Squad
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Police Commissioner James O’Neill doesn’t want more money to investigate road collisions.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Pedestrian Killed by Dump Truck Driver As De Blasio’s Commitment to Vision Zero is Questioned
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Open season on the innocent continues.
Cars Get Police Protection at Rally for Full Travers Park Plan
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Hundreds of Jackson Heights residents, and scores of children, angrily protested the continued use of 78th Street by a politically-connected car dealership that has halted plans for a long-promised block-long greenspace between 34th Avenue and deadly Northern Boulevard.
DOT to Bay Ridge: You Get Unsafe Bike Lanes Because We Don’t Want to Remove Parking
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The DOT offers "murderstrips" instead of protected bike lanes — even though Bay Ridge residents are increasingly open to real safety improvements. How is this Vision Zero?
Postal Service Hasn’t Even Called Family Whose Relative Was Killed By a USPS Driver
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The United States Postal Service drives around in untrackable, plate-less vehicles — prompting more calls for increased oversight of the unaccountable federal agency.
DOT’S CPW PBL is OTW (LOL?)
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It only took an internationally covered cyclist death — and months of delay — but the city is finally ready to present a protected bike lane for Central Park West, Streetsblog has learned.