NYCDOT Releases Landmark Ped Safety Study, Will Pilot 20 MPH Zones

by Ben Fried

To make walking safer, New York City will re-engineer 60 miles of streets per year and pilot the use of neighborhood-scale 20 mph zones, the city's top electeds and transportation officials announced this morning. The commitments are among several street safety measures unveiled today, accompanying NYCDOT's release of a landmark report analyzing the causes of serious pedestrian injuries and deaths, which affect thousands of New Yorkers every year.
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[B'Spokes: And here in Maryland, pedestrains remember to use the crosswalk. After all we only have the 6th highest pedestrian fatality rate and New York's ranking is 19.] <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/08/16/nycdot-releases-landmark-ped-safety-study-will-pilot-20mph-zones/">http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/08/16/nycdot-releases-landmark-ped-safety-study-will-pilot-20mph-zones/</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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