Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Family members of Jean Paul Guerrero, killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2016, with Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez outside City Hall before today’s hearing. Photo: @ydanis

TransAlt: Hit-and-Run Alert and Reward Bills Should Be Broadened to Include More Crashes

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

NYPD and DOT testified in support of two City Council bills intended to help police catch hit-and-run drivers. However, Transportation Alternatives said the bills don’t cover enough types of crashes.

A cab driver killed Manikam Srymanean at an Upper East Side intersection Saturday, in an NYPD precinct where police concentrate enforcement resources on delivery cyclists. Image: WCBS

Cab Driver Kills Man in UES Precinct Where NYPD and Ben Kallos Target Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2017 | 4 Comments

A motorist killed a senior at the same intersection in 2016. The 19th Precinct, meanwhile, has made a show of seizing electric bikes delivery workers need to earn a living.

October 2016 Google Maps image of the Hudson River Greenway at Chambers Street, with Olga Cook’s ghost bike background right. DOT has made changes since this photo was taken, but TA says more needs to be done to prevent more deaths and injuries.

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Greenway Cyclist Gets 1 to 4 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2017 | 4 Comments

The hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist Olga Cook on the Hudson River Greenway is going to jail. On the evening of June 11, 2016, Samuel Silva hit Cook with a Ford pickup truck as he turned right from West Street onto Chambers Street. Cook, 30, was knocked to the ground and sustained fatal head and body trauma.

Cab driver Buddhi Gurung killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on Madison Avenue. He pled guilty to violating the victim's right of way after challenging the Right of Way Law in court. Image: CBS

Cab Driver Who Challenged ROW Law Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Mar 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Livery driver Buddhi Gurung, who killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on the East Side, pled guilty after a judge ruled against him. It was the second time Manhattan DA Cy Vance successfully fended off a constitutional challenge to the city's Right of Way Law.

Governor Cuomo could improve transit and make NYC traffic less hellish by supporting the Move NY toll reform plan. Will he? Image: Move NY

Speed Cameras, Toll Reform, E-Bikes — Your 2017 Albany Watch List

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2017 | 30 Comments

There's plenty Albany lawmakers can do this year to improve transit and make streets safer.

Drugged Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Cyclist Pleads to Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2017 | No Comments

Eduard Nikhman was charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of assault, homicide, and driving while impaired by drugs -- all felonies -- as well as speeding, reckless driving, and failure to obey a traffic device.

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