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Mark Your Calendars: VOTE to fund Safer Pedestrian Crossings

As part of the Participatory Budgeting, every resident of Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen who is older than 14,  can now vote for a capital project that will be built in our district. Voting will take place from April 11 to… Read more “Mark Your Calendars: VOTE to fund Safer Pedestrian Crossings”
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Join Us: Reckless Drivers Who Kill New Yorkers Must Be Charged

Families for Safe Streets Calls on NYC’s District Attorneys to Prosecute in Fatal Crashes Families for Safe Streets Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 2pm City Hall steps  New York City’s district attorneys must prosecute drivers when their reckless behavior causes… Read more “Join Us: Reckless Drivers Who Kill New Yorkers Must Be Charged”
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Vision Zero 2015: The Year of the Protected Only Phase signals (Split Phase)

Sweden is on its way to reaching zero road deaths per year. The Economist earlier this year took a look at the data: just three deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 5.5 in the European Union and 11.4 in the… Read more “Vision Zero 2015: The Year of the Protected Only Phase signals (Split Phase)”