Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Maria Munez-Carna was struck by a flatbed truck driver making this turn from 10th Avenue onto W. 39th Street, toward the Lincoln Tunnel. Image: Google Maps

Truck Driver Kills Tourist at Lincoln Tunnel Access Point in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | Dec 12, 2016 | No Comments

Maria Munez-Carna, 57, was crossing W. 39th Street when 28-year-old Rance Clyburn hit her with a Freightliner flatbed as he turned left onto 39th from 10th Avenue

Why American Trucks Are So Deadly for Pedestrians and Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 31, 2016 | No Comments

Large trucks are a leading killer of pedestrians and cyclists in urban areas. While London has recently decided to kick the most dangerous trucks out of the city, in the U.S., truck safety regulations are much further behind. Engineer Alex Epstein of the Volpe Center, a research arm of U.S. DOT, spent five years examining how truck design […]

London Is Going to Ban the Deadliest Trucks From Its Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 21, 2016 | No Comments

Heavy trucks with big blind spots are a deadly menace to cyclists and pedestrians. In Boston, eight of the nine cyclist fatalities between 2012 and 2014 involved commercial vehicles, according to the Boston Cyclists Union [PDF]. Between June and September this year, there were six cyclist fatalities in Chicago, and all six involved heavy trucks. In New York City, drivers […]

Truck Driver Severely Injures Cyclist in Downtown Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Oct 11, 2016 | 258 Comments

Very bad at Jay and Tillary. Looks like KSI #bikeNYC. pic.twitter.com/kuC37iptto — DoorZone (@D00RZ0NE) October 11, 2016 A semi truck driver ran over a cyclist at the corner of Jay and Tillary streets in Downtown Brooklyn this morning. The crash happened at around 7:15. NYPD told Streetsblog the truck driver was turning right from Tillary onto […]

Private Trash Haulers Pollute Low-Income NYC Neighborhoods of Color

By David Meyer | Sep 27, 2016 | 7 Comments

With the city preparing reforms for the commercial waste carting industry, the Transform Don’t Trash NYC Coalition of labor and environmental justice groups released a report today calling attention to how private trash trucks disproportionately harm air quality in a few specific low-income communities of color [PDF]. The report, “Clearing the Air,” shows the high concentration of asthma-inducing pollutants at truck-heavy areas in the South Bronx […]

DOT’s 5-Year Plan: Faster Buses, Smarter Parking, 5-Boro Citi Bike, Lots More

By Ben Fried | Sep 15, 2016 | 19 Comments

NYC DOT published a new strategic plan yesterday [PDF], marking the first time the agency has refreshed its guiding document under Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. In addition to synthesizing a lot of work that DOT has previously announced (pedestrian safety plans, Select Bus Service routes, a wider Brooklyn Bridge promenade), the update includes several new projects and initiatives. The […]

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