Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

Writing condolences at the vigil for dead cyclist Robyn Hightman. Photo: Yosef Kessler

NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 27, 2019 | 16 Comments

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.

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After Cyclist Was Killed, City Wrote 40 Percent of its Blitz Tix to … Cyclists!

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

New York’s Finest said they had written 77 moving violation tickets between the time when Hightman's blood was washed off the street and Wednesday morning — 29 tickets went to bikers and 48 to drivers of cars and trucks.

Council Member Antonio Reynoso reached a deal with the city on Thursday to reform the private carting industry by creating zones with a maximum of three haulers assigned to each. Photo: Antonio Reynoso.

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Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2019 | 27 Comments

A new report to be issued today by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition bolsters Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso's call to create exclusive zones where only a single trash company could operate and put an end to the current free-for-all of up to 50 private carters picking up trash in each neighborhood.

An officer from the 19th Precinct checks on the so-called protected bike lane Friday afternoon. Photo: Julianne Cuba.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vision Zero

NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed

After Cyclist Was Killed, City Wrote 40 Percent of its Blitz Tix to … Cyclists!

Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

NYPD Forced to Protect DOT’s Second Avenue ‘Protected Bike Lane’

Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke

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