Sign in Subscribe

street safety

Feb
15
CM Cumbo Withdraws Support For Bill That Would Exempt MTA Bus Drivers From ‘Right Of Way’ Laws

CM Cumbo Withdraws Support For Bill That Would Exempt MTA Bus Drivers From ‘Right Of Way’ Laws

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The debate around traffic, pedestrian, and street safety is a constant in Brooklyn, with changes
2 min read
Feb
08
City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

Photo via lottaluggage_grace [https://www.instagram.com/p/6usYOGR-b8/?tagged=brooklynbike]A new City Council bill [http://legistar.council.
2 min read
Feb
08
City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

A new City Council bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2564366&GUID=D4E7E09A-5B98-4C14-BAC8-A9D242408B26&Options=ID%
2 min read
Feb
02
Times Plaza Redesign Plan Leaves Many Residents With Unanswered Questions About Safety

Times Plaza Redesign Plan Leaves Many Residents With Unanswered Questions About Safety

Image via NYCDOTThe NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed
4 min read
Feb
01
Times Plaza Redesign Plan Leaves Many Residents With Unanswered Questions About Safety

Times Plaza Redesign Plan Leaves Many Residents With Unanswered Questions About Safety

Image via NYCDOTThe city Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed
4 min read
Jan
28
Vision Zero Projects In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Show No Sign Of Slowing Down In 2016 And Beyond

Vision Zero Projects In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Show No Sign Of Slowing Down In 2016 And Beyond

Image via NYCDOT.Transportation-related projects show no sign of slowing down in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, as the above
2 min read
Jan
27
Fulton Street Sidewalk Extensions May Improve Street Safety, Says DOT To Family Of Victoria Nicodemus

Fulton Street Sidewalk Extensions May Improve Street Safety, Says DOT To Family Of Victoria Nicodemus

Image via NYCDOT.Sidewalk extensions at several points along Fulton Street, between South Portland Avenue and Grand Avenue, are in
2 min read
Jan
20
First Look: DOT’s Proposed Buffered Bike Lane For Lafayette Avenue

First Look: DOT’s Proposed Buffered Bike Lane For Lafayette Avenue

Image via NYCDOT.We are one step closer to getting a buffered bike lane along Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street
2 min read
Jan
11
No Suspended License For Marlon Sewell, The Driver In A Fatal Fulton Street Crash

No Suspended License For Marlon Sewell, The Driver In A Fatal Fulton Street Crash

He still has his license and it’s not to be suspended. So said New York City Criminal Court Judge
2 min read
Dec
30
2015 Year In Review: The Most Dangerous Intersections In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill

2015 Year In Review: The Most Dangerous Intersections In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill

The intersection of Washington, Atlantic, and Underhill Avenues. (Photo via NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/
3 min read