If you thought your commute was a little slow this morning, maybe it wasn't because of a theoretical union slowdown but because, well, mass transit service in New York City is on the decline? Last week Transportation Alternatives asked riders if their commute has gotten better or worse since 2009 and the results were not pretty.
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Shocking! New Yorkers Think Their Commutes Have Gotten Worse
Survey Says: Some Straphangers Prefer Train Lines Shut Down On Weeknights, Not Weekends
Next month the MTA is trying out a new approach to maintenance work, shutting down much of a subway line overnight during the week so workers can inspect, fix and replace equipment like signals and switches. A line segment will stop running at about 10 p.m. each night until about 5 a.m., and will be closed for three or four consecutive weeknights. And some New Yorkers are already loving it!
The Five Most Dangerous Neighborhoods For Pedestrians
When it comes to walking the mean streets of Gotham, the most dangerous neighborhood to be a pedestrian is...Midtown Manhattan. According to the data Transportation Alternatives has collected for its recently revamped CrashStat website between 1995-2009 there were 8,604 crashes in Manhattan Community District 5, way ahead of the next most dangerous area, Queens Community District 12 (which includes Jamaica, Hollis and St. Albans) where there were just 4,741 crashes. Averaged over the past 15 years a driver has struck a pedestrian in Midtown every single day. Meanwhile, the safest place to walk around without worry? Bronx Community District 8, which includes Riverdale, Fieldston and Kingsbridge. In the same period of time there have only been 788 crashes there.
Map Of The Day: CrashStat Plots Cyclist And Pedestrian Crashes
As bicycles become more and more integrated into New York City (with more integration still to come!) one of the biggest issues facing both cyclists and pedestrians is safety. Enter CrashStat, the newest website from the folks at Transportation Alternatives. A simple enough idea, CrashStat overlays reported bicycle and pedestrian accidents from 1995-2009 onto a Google map which you can then explore in all the expected ways and then some.
Video: Traffic Agent Jumps The Gun On Parking Tickets?
More proof of police quotas? A reader sent us this video of a traffic agent on 94th Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, allegedly giving out tickets at 12:52 p.m. yesterday. The only problem is that alternate sides parking ends eight minutes later. It would have been helpful if the videographer thought to put a clock in the shot or something.
Ghost Bike Goes Up At Dangerous Greenpoint Intersection
It's been just over a week since 33-year-old Brit-born Brooklynite, Solange Raulston, was killed on her bicycle after a truck, going in the same direction, sideswiped her. Her ghost bike (pictured) is now up in her memory, as activists fight to change what is the most dangerous intersection in North Brooklyn — McGuinness Blvd. at Nassau Ave. in Greenpoint.
Call For Action in Greenpoint Following DJ's Death
In response to the death of 33-year-old DJ Solange Raulston, who was struck by a flatbed truck while on her bike in Greenpoint Sunday afternoon, Transportation Alternatives and Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) have released a statement calling for action.
39% of Drivers Observed Speeding in City-Wide Study
A new study conducted in all five boroughs determined that 39% of drivers observed were traveling in excess of the 30 mph speed limit, some with fatal speeds of 60 mph and higher in school zones and other high-traffic pedestrian areas. Transportation Alternatives researchers recorded motorist speeds at 13 locations in 2008; the spots were chosen based on community complaints, as well as crash records compiled on Crashstat.
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