Sentences with phrase «pedestrian safety in»

Unfortunately, less than 2 percent of road spending is done with pedestrian safety in mind.

The goal is the address vehicle congestion in the area by simplifying the flow of traffic, as well as improve pedestrian safety in both locations.

They care a lot about pedestrian safety in Europe.

I like the fact that the nose slopes down the ground and away from the windshield, which imparts the Elantra with excellent forward sightlines and provides a respite from the jutting - forehead side profile look of most new cars designed with pedestrian safety in mind.

Pedestrian safety in one busy area of Rockland County is now called back into question after a driver hit a mother and her young children on Monday.

Lynch told POLITICO New York there is «a lot that needs to happen» in the «outer - outer boroughs,» like improved traffic and pedestrian safety in a district where a majority of constituents drive, improving public transportation options and infrastructure and bringing more attention to the challenges of being a homeowner.

We want to make sure there's no hesitation,» he said, adding, «it's another message that fixing pedestrian safety in Chinatown is an ongoing priority.»

A similar system in Australia has led to changes in the law on pedestrian safety in the workplace, the drowning of children in swimming pools and accidental child hangings from blind and curtain cords.

Improving traffic and pedestrian safety in Queens by increasing the number of «slow zones,» installing more pedestrian countdown signals and speed cameras and increasing police presence

Not exact matches

Safety experts point to the numbers: U.S. pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, with 5,376 in 2015 and nearly 6,000 last year, the most in two decades and up 22 percent from 2014, according to data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Association for a recent report.

Several car companies have developed systems that detect pedestrians and automatically brake to avoid hitting them and, embarrassing PR glitches aside, Volvo's «city safety» feature represents the market leader in this area.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 4,735 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2013.

But questions about the safety of self - driving technology and oversight of developers were raised after a fatal collision between an Uber Technologies Inc self - driving vehicle and a pedestrian in Arizona in March.

Midland Red (South) Ltd pleaded guilty to two charges brought under Health and Safety law after an inquiry into the 2015 deaths of a Catholic schoolboy who was a passenger, and a pedestrian in Coventry city centre.

Managing director of Midland Red bus operator, Steve Burd, as he leaves Coventry Magistrates» Court last week after a previous hearing, where Midland Red (South) Ltd, today pleaded guilty to two charges brought under Health and Safety law after an inquiry into the 2015 deaths of a passenger and a pedestrian in Coventry city centre.

But skating between cars and pedestrians isn't the best idea for the skaters or others whose paths they cross, and Elk Grove Village offered few places for skaters to enjoy their sport in comparative safety.

The public is invited to attend a public meeting which is the next step in the Park District's efforts to increase bicyclist and pedestrian safety at Lake Arlington.

Safety Town in Elmhurst's Wild Meadow Trace Park, a new place for children that opened over the weekend, will give families from the western suburbs a place to practice the rules of bicycle and pedestrian travel.

Unger, an instructor for the Elmhurst Park District, which operates Safety Town, reminds the children to use hand turn signals, watch for pedestrians and, in one case, not to drive on the railroad tracks.

Sponsored by the Wheeling Park District, Safety Town is a two - week course that instructs kindergartners and 1st graders in the basics of bicycle, pedestrian, home and personal sSafety Town is a two - week course that instructs kindergartners and 1st graders in the basics of bicycle, pedestrian, home and personal safetysafety.

School Bus Safety School bus safety involves the cooperation of a large number of people: the bus driver; each rider; pedestrians and bikers who move in and around the bus, and other drSafety School bus safety involves the cooperation of a large number of people: the bus driver; each rider; pedestrians and bikers who move in and around the bus, and other drsafety involves the cooperation of a large number of people: the bus driver; each rider; pedestrians and bikers who move in and around the bus, and other drivers.

It also says that TfL should review the speed limits on all its roads in line with its new Healthy Streets check and that the authority and its contractors should — when carrying out roadworks — check and resolve critical safety issues for pedestrians and cyclists.

«Huge cuts to council budgets have left local authorities struggling to provide local services and look after our road network, resulting in crumbling roads, vehicle damage and placing the safety of drivers and pedestrians at risk,» she said.

Antonio Reynoso, Council District 34, Brooklyn / Queens (Incumbent)-- Reynoso, who's established himself as a leader in the City Council on matters of pedestrian and cyclist safety, is running for a second term.

He has also been a leader on issues of livable streets and transit, helping to advance pedestrian safety and bike infrastructure in his district and around the city.

A proposed capital budget funds several projects, including pedestrian safety improvements in Bridgehampton, police communications and dispatch upgrades, and upgrading the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at Town Hall, among others.

Last year, shortly after the tragedy, Squadron and Stringer released a list of demands, dealing with pedestrian safety and other traffic issues in Chinatown.

He said the city has reassigned officers to help with traffic enforcement in his Vision Zero initiative, and thinks that will be enough to both keep the city safe from crime and implement the pedestrian safety plan.

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He also spoke at the meeting about maintaining provisions that protect the safety of highway workers and bus operators, as well as maintaining «Safe Streets» language, which, according to the release, aims to ensure that new infrastructure is designed in a manner that helps protect pedestrians.

The New York State Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, a five - year, federally funded program developed in 2016, will funnel $ 40 million to target municipalities throughout the state, said Richard Guarino, principal transportation analyst for the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council.

Queens Boulevard, once known as the «Boulevard of Death» in NYC tabloids, has not seen a pedestrian fatality in three years, and has become a centerpiece of the mayor's Vision Zero traffic safety campaign.

Following a march to the United Nations for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, elected officials and advocates for pedestrians spoke about what they see as a safety crisis in the five boroughs and across the country.

«There was no perfect solution readily available at this location and, on balance, a pedestrian activated traffic signal is a safety improvement,» Oddo said in a statement.

In a letter to DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik - Khan Silver said, in the absense of traffic signs along Delancey, «drivers frequently speed down these streets without any regard for the safety of school children, parents and other pedestrians.&raquIn a letter to DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik - Khan Silver said, in the absense of traffic signs along Delancey, «drivers frequently speed down these streets without any regard for the safety of school children, parents and other pedestrians.&raquin the absense of traffic signs along Delancey, «drivers frequently speed down these streets without any regard for the safety of school children, parents and other pedestrians.»

The DOT unveiled a safety improvement plan in October 2010 designed to make the intersection more pedestrian - friendly, but DOT has made only one of the promised changes.

In her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus AvenuIn her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenue.

In her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus AvenuIn her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenue.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

StreetsPAC's Endorsement Announcement: In her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus AvenuIn her 12 years in the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin the City Council, Gale Brewer has consistently championed livable streets with characteristic patience, most notably by forging a consensus on the Upper West Side to eliminate cars in Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenuin Central Park and to install and extend pedestrian - safety improvements and protected bike paths on Columbus Avenue.

David Sinclair, head of policy for Help the Aged, said: «Safety on our roads is of paramount importance - around 40 per cent of pedestrian fatalities are older people and older people are far more likely to be severely injured or killed in accidents.

Police agencies on Long Island and in two dozen upstate counties issued 1,285 tickets and 1,416 warnings during a two - week pedestrian safety initiative earlier this summer.

Senator Klein has asked that the DOT explore all possible options to boost pedestrian safety at that intersection, as well as the nearby stretch of East Tremont Avenue in front of Lehman High School.

It permits, for instance, automated, or self - driving, car makers to get another one - year window in order to test their vehicles on New York roads, with various safety - related requirements; it comes after an Uber automated car killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

A new bill that is now in effect for 2017 that mandates a study of safety at grade crossings, the possibility of implementing design changes, the quality of traffic and pedestrian warning signals, and the cost to equip commuter trains with Positive Train Control technology.

Dromm worked closely with the city Department of Transportation and community organizations to manage, maintain and enhance the plaza since it was closed to increase pedestrian safety and decrease congestion in the area.

In a statement, Rodriguez promised to work to make Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero traffic safety initative — a proposal to reduce the number of pedestrian crashes on city streets — into a reality.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about New York State money for pedestrian safety upgrades in upstate communities and a Supreme Court decision on guns bans in New York and Connecticut.

QUEENS, NY — At a meeting of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz's Flushing Commons Task Force this afternoon, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced several new measures to enhance pedestrian safety and help alleviate traffic congestion in the vicinity of Flushing Commons in Downtown Flushing.

«I am pleased to join Queens Borough President Melinda Katz to announce the implementation of traffic enforcement agents and dedicated left turns near the Flushing Commons development to improve pedestrian safety and help traffic flow better in bustling Flushing,» said DOT Commissioner POLLY TROTTENBERG.