Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Pedestrian Injuries Down Nearly 30% After 4th Ave Road Diet in Sunset Park

By Stephen Miller | May 21, 2014 | 13 Comments

A year and a half after implementing a road diet on 50 blocks of Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, DOT returned to the Brooklyn Community Board 7 transportation committee last night with a report on how the redesign has affected safety. The results are positive: More people are walking on Fourth Avenue, while speeding, crashes, and […]

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“The Better Block” Celebrates Four Years of Re-imagining Streets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 19, 2014 | No Comments

Streetfilms has wanted to profile Jason Roberts and the amazing work of The Better Block for a long time. So it felt like destiny when, a few weeks ago, we were able to sync up and chronicle the fourth anniversary of The Better Block in Oak Cliff, Texas. This temporary pedestrian plaza is right next to […]

Morningside Ave. Road Diet Set for July After CB 10 Chair Urges Support

By Stephen Miller | May 15, 2014 | 8 Comments

With new, clear marching orders from chair Henrietta Lyle after nine months of stalled deliberations, Community Board 10’s transportation committee voted unanimously last night to support a road diet plan [PDF] for a speeding-plagued stretch of Morningside Avenue. Pending expected support from the full board next month, DOT is scheduled to implement the safer street design […]

Manhattan CB 10 Continues to Oppose Safety Overhaul for Morningside Ave

By Stephen Miller | May 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 in Harlem continued to obstruct a street redesign that could save lives. A safety overhaul for speeding-plagued Morningside Avenue, requested by local residents and developed by DOT, has been stalled as the board refuses to back any plan that includes a reduction in the number of car lanes. In […]

Tonight: Big Changes Proposed for Intersection Where Ella Bandes Was Killed

By Stephen Miller | Apr 22, 2014 | 10 Comments

Last year, 23-year-old Ella Bandes was killed by a turning MTA bus driver at a complex intersection on the Queens-Brooklyn border. On the anniversary of her death in January, her parents called on DOT to implement more aggressive street safety measures. Tonight, DOT is scheduled to present a plan to Queens Community Board 5’s transportation […]

Grand Concourse Will Be the Next Arterial With 25 MPH Limit

By Stephen Miller | Apr 17, 2014 | 11 Comments

Local elected officials and advocates joined NYC DOT and NYPD this morning to unveil the city’s second “arterial slow zone” on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, where speed limits will be dropped to 25 mph and traffic signals will be retimed to discourage speeding. The lower speed limit will apply to 5.2 miles of […]

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