Janette Sadik-Khan, former NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner who introduced pedestrian plazas, bike lanes and bike sharing, will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Award-winning author and preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz will introduce Sadik-Khan.
In line with Vision Zero, the recent city initiative to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths, on June 23 Mr. de Blasio signed 11 new traffic bills into law which are designed to tighten traffic enforcement and traffic data collection efforts.
In this video, urban strategist & former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa tells us how we can reprioritize road space for people.
For three Saturdays in August, the city opened lengths of Park Avenue and other normally busy thoroughfares for people and bikes. And salsa, tai chi, double-dutch and ziplines.
A proposal by the Department of Transportation would save some New Yorkers from their daily dose of brazen jaywalking along the arcade path, dubbed “6 ½ Ave,” and increase the public’s awareness of this pedestrian-only route.
Crossing the street just got a little less treacherous for blind people at 25 intersections
A question for the purported defenders of pedestrian safety who sit on the editorial boards at the Daily News and the Post.