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Tag Archives: Vision Zero
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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Grand Army Plaza’s traffic is worse than usual today
Looking down Flatbush Avenue toward downtown Brooklyn from Grand Army Plaza, there’s a row of cars as far as the eye can see. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged Grand Army Plaza, NYPD, Park Slope, Prospect Park West, traffic, Vision Zero
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How much does free private storage cost?
After DOT repaved my block, I calculated the value of the space allocated to free parking – and pictured what else might go there. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged Department of Transportation, free parking, Park Slope, 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