Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic Enforcement

NYC Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.

Why Chris Cooper Is Calling for More Cops in Central Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.

Will Mayor de Blasio Cut NYPD Tentacle Holding DOT?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 13, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.

Study: Police Aren't Deterring Texting Drivers Much

By Kea Wilson | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.

NYPD’s Racial Bias in ‘Jaywalking’ Tix Continues

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

All but one ticket written in the first quarter of the year went to blacks or Hispanics, city data show.

Speeding, Motorist Deaths Are Up in NYC

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

Here's another reason why the NYPD needs to take the speeding epidemic far more seriously: More drivers are killing themselves in crashes right now — even though there are so few motorists on the road.

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