#street-safety

#street-safety

Work is finally underway to remove telephone poles from the center of the sidewalk-level bike lane on Fruitvale Avenue, which runs from the Fruitvale BART station to Jingletown and the estuary. "The work should be done on Monday," said a uniformed AT&T worker at the intersection of Fruitvale and San Leandro. That means cutting down the old pole and filling the hole it leaves behind. As seen in the lead image, the new pole is already installed and the wires have been moved over.

"bring a transformative new era of pro-safe streets, pro-public transit leadership to City Hall,"

First of all, the paint job is fun,

They understand that predatory delivery apps demand routes and times that are impossible without battery power, but also want to be able to cross the street without worrying for their safety. That's why I'm introducing a bill alongside nearly one-third of my fellow City Council members from both sides of the aisle that will defend pedestrians, protect delivery workers, and demand safety on our streets: the Ride Safe, Ride Right Act.

Streets that road users find boring and depressing are more likely to be the site of higher volumes of non-motorist car injuries than ones they rate as beautiful, a new study finds - and to be proactive about saving lives, transportation leaders might be wise to consider how their residents feel on their streets, in addition to how often they get hurt.

Stoner Park is a key community anchor - a place where neighbors gather, kids play, and local events bring people together.

Cyclists in New York City received 10 times as many criminal summonses in Q2 2025 compared to Q1, with numbers jumping from 561 to nearly 6,000.

Wednesday saw a series of pivotal events: Brad Lander's arrest by ICE, a court ruling on Bedford Avenue's safety, and a judge dismissing suburban congestion pricing disputes.

The Adams administration is once again playing politics with street safety projects, demonstrating the ongoing tension between urban infrastructure and political maneuvering.