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October 8, 2013: the day New York woke up
What happened that day brought a sea change to the city’s approach to livable streets. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Vision Zero
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Why the advocacy of traffic-victims’ families is so critical
Allison Liao’s family was devastated by her death – and that’s why their work is the most important being done in the livable-streets community. Continue reading
New safe-streets group brings “the moral imperative to act”
On Sunday, those who have lost the most as a result of traffic violence came together to fight for safer streets in New York City. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged Allison Liao, Amy Cohen, Amy Liao, Bill de Blasio, City Hall, Cooper Stock, Dana Lerner, David Sheppard, Ella Bandes, Families for Safe Streets, Gary Eckstein, Greg Thompson Jr, Hsi-Pei Liao, Judith Kottick, livable streets, Mathieu Lefevre, Renee Thompson, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Sonya Powell, speedgate, Vision Zero
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Families, officials speak at vigil for traffic-violence victims
On the Brooklyn-Queens border, advocates, families, and elected officials came together Sunday to mourn the 300-plus victims of traffic violence since January 2013. Continue reading
Celebrating Vision Zero, advocates inaugurate a new era for livable streets
Parents, children, and other members of the community gathered outside City Hall Park on New Year’s Day to hold an inauguration of their own: the beginning of Vision Zero. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Safe Streets
Tagged Allison Liao, Amy Cohen, Amy Tam-Liao, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Gary Eckstein, home rule, Hsi-Pei Liao, InaugNYC, Mark Weprin, Polly Trottenberg, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, speed cameras, Vision Zero
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High turnout at the inaugural Park Slope Street Safety Partnership meeting
In the wake of the death of Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a new group of community organizations, government agencies, and public officials has come together to make Park Slope’s streets safer. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged 78th Precinct, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Letitia James, Lucian Merryweather, Michael Ameri, New York City, NYPD, Park Slope Brooklyn, Park Slope Civic Council, Park Slope Neighbors, Park Slope Parents, Park Slope Street Safety Partnership, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Tish James, Vision Zero
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