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This week, 60+ school administrators, PTAs, and community groups from all five boroughs signed a letter calling on Mayor Mamdani to allocate $20 million to the School Streets program. Streets outside schools experience 57% more crashes and 25% more injuries than other city streets, yet only 71 schools currently participate despite thousands in NYC. The community is holding the mayor to his campaign promise of school streets citywide.
Community Board 7 votes tonight (Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30 PM) on a resolution supporting West 72nd Street safety improvements, including a protected bike lane. Safety is non-negotiable for everyone—whether you walk, bike, or drive. Attend in person, sign up to speak in 60 seconds, and wear green to show board members there's broad community support for these essential changes.
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School Streets are an opportunity to activate our streets for joy while making them safer. In this report, we lay out ways the City can make the program more effective and ambitious.
This report urges NYC to set a citywide goal to reduce driving, invest in tools for measuring VMT, reconsider policies that increase driving, and adopt proven strategies that reduce optional driving.
Two years after NYC DOT's Curb Management Action Plan, we evaluated the progress made and outline the work still needed to make our curbs work for all New Yorkers.
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Tell Mayor Mamdani and NYCDOT to go further — longer hours, more weekends, and connected routes across all five boroughs
School Streets are an opportunity to activate our streets for joy while making them safer. In this report, we lay out ways the City can make the program more effective and ambitious.
Our comprehensive plan for Mayor-elect Mamdani's administration to create safer, greener, more vibrant streets in every neighborhood—from Low Traffic Neighborhoods to School Streets and beyond.