"The roadway is unsafe: there have been two fatalities already this year and 330 injuries between 2019 and 2023, with two fatalities, just between Fountain Avenue and 79th Street."
"When the DOT first presented a variety of proposals to Brooklyn Community Board 5 in January 2025, bus speeds were as low as 6 miles per hour. By the time the DOT presented its bus lane plan to the same panel on Monday, those buses were bottoming out at 4 miles per hour."
"Last year in his tiny north Bronx district, there were 880 reported crashes, injuring 599 people. And since he took office in February 2015, there have been 19,820 reported crashes, injuring 8,351 people and killing 34."
Linden Boulevard, known as 'The New Boulevard of Death,' has seen two fatalities and 330 injuries from 2019 to 2023. The Department of Transportation aims to enhance safety and bus speeds, which have dropped to as low as 4 miles per hour. While the DOT has installed protected bike lanes nearby, it has not included a bike lane in the current project. Speaker Carl Heastie faces criticism for his stance on street safety, with significant crash statistics in his district highlighting the urgency for change.
Read at Streetsblog New York City
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