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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 2d

If you like this change to the street, please let Brooklyn CB6 know by emailing [email protected]

I'm on the board and we're already getting some cranky emails. The folks who are using this and benefit from it don't know they have to stand up for good things, so help us stand up for good things.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 6d

A great way to keep kids safe: Place automatic traffic cameras near schools.

After cameras were installed in Toronto:
🔹 Share of vehicles speeding ⬇️ 45%
🔹 85th percentile speed ⬇️ 10.7 km/h

Droivers speeding the most were most likely to slow down.

injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/inju...

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Montgomery County (MD) Department of Transportation @mcdotnow.bsky.social · 10d

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🌟Proven results: The Montgomery County Department of Police's speed camera📸 program successfully reduces driver speeds and injuries according to independent studies.
🌟Safer speeds=Safer communities for everyone. @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social @mcgexec.bsky.social @mococouncilmd.bsky.social

Proven results: @mcpnews speed camera program successfully reduces driver speeds and injuries according to independent studies. Safer speeds = safer communities for everyone .
If all U.S. communities implemented Montgomery County’s speed camera program, more than 21,000 fatal or incapacitating injuries would have been prevented over a year.

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 15d

Learn more about our new #SafetyScienceStrategy and our short film featuring @jessiesinger.bsky.social here www.familiesforsafestreets.org/safety-scien...

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 15d

💪 Our movement is growing! Join RVA FSS leaders at #MainStreetStation for #RVABuilds! secure.everyaction.com/6Wd_rkRp8USh...

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New York League of Conservation Voters @nylcv.bsky.social · 21d

On Monday we co-hosted a City Council Lobby Day with @transalt.org, @openplans.org & @fam4safestreets.bsky.social! We rallied for a bill to daylight 1,000 NYC intersections/year, boosting safety for pedestrians, drivers & cyclists.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/zm7shu7y

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🦇 Grim 🦇 @jimllmixit.bsky.social · 22d

BBC News - Road injuries drop by 900 since switch to 20mph
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

www.bbc.com

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 23d

“We Can’t Afford to Wait Before a Super Speeder Kills Another New Yorker or Themselves”: Statement from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets After Super Speeder Collides with MTA Bus, is Hospitalized

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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Sep 1

I interviewed with Crystal Graham of Augusta Free Press in Waynesboro, Virginia. We spoke about many road safety issues and my daughter Robyn's tragic death. Augusta and Waynesboro's bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure, is poor at best. Like so may cities, the priority is given to motor vehicles.

Grieving father advocates for bicycle safety to honor his daughter

A Waynesboro man is working to improve cyclist safety after his daughter, Robyn, was killed, struck by a distracted driver in NYC.

augustafreepress.com

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · Aug 29

"In late July, one horrific crash claimed two victims on Canal St. and less than 24 hours later, another crash in the same intersection injured two people... Canal St. is undeniably one of the most dangerous corridors in Manhattan."

Fix Canal St. to make the road safer

In late July, one horrific crash claimed two victims on Canal St. and less than 24 hours later, another crash in the same intersection injured two people. No traffic deaths or injuries are justifia…

www.nydailynews.com

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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Aug 25

My daughter Robyn was killed in New York City doing bicycle messenger work on June 24th, 2019 due in part because of unsafe road conditions. I fully support a safer McGuinness Boulevard.

@fam4safestreets.bsky.social
@familiesforsafestreets.bsky.social
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Robyn Hightman Found a Life on Bikes. In an Instant It Was Gone.

The miraculous and tragic story of a life transformed by cycling

www.bicycling.com

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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Aug 14

Another child dead, Nadir Gavarrete, because of delays in infrastructure improvements.

I can empathize with Nadir's parents having had one child killed by road violence and nearly the other three weeks later.

It does not have to be this way!

@fam4safestreets.bsky.social

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · Aug 13

Everyone should be able to get home safe whether they are driving, walking, biking, taking transit, or moving in whatever way they choose

Federal data says that we spend $3.35 per person per year on biking and walking projects - about the price of one gallon of gas - not a massive investment

Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Aug 13

Safer roads for all users should be a federal priority and convenience for cars should not come at the expense of bicyclist’s lives.

My daughter Robyn was killed and Rachel injured bicycling because of unsafe infrastructure bicycle lanes.

@bikeleague @kenmcld.bsky.social @nyc.streetsblog.org

"I do think it's a problem when we're making massive investments in bike lanes at the expense of vehicles." - Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great to see Ohio and Washington take meaningful action to address dangerous state-owned roads

Especially great to see Ohio's "$25 million Target Speed Pilot, testing low-speed design strategies like curb bump-outs, narrowed lanes and gateway treatments to support 25 mph travel in urban areas"

streetsblogsf.bsky.social @streetsblogsf.bsky.social · Aug 11

Who Owns the Most Dangerous Roads in America? Likely Your State - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/11/w...

Who Owns the Most Dangerous Roads in America? Likely Your State — Streetsblog USA

Two states show that meaningful, statewide action is possible to save lives on state-owned arterials — and cities show the results.

usa.streetsblog.org

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Aug 13

Canada and the US are both car-centric, spacious countries. But an American is 2.5x more likely to die in a crash than a Canadian – and the gap is widening.

My latest, in Bloomberg. 🧵

The US-Canadian Road Safety Gap Is Getting Wider

www.bloomberg.com

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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Aug 7

Grieving families need support, not prosecution.

Children should be able to walk safely to and from the store.

This horrible perversion of justice.

#JusticefortheJenkinsFamily

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Bicis Solidarias @bicissolidarias.bsky.social · Aug 7

La #violenciavial esta totalmente normalizada. La llaman accidente de tráfico.

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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · Aug 9

My daughter Robyn is one of these pins.

I encourage those who have lost someone or were injured due to traffic violence to share their story on the Families for Safe Streets Community Story Map.

This is a link to my daughter's story arcg.is/055LfP0

Please re-skeet!

@fam4safestreets.bsky.social

https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stories

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · Aug 6

The authors of this study say that Canada is a good model for the US because it also has a similar approach to traffic laws where provinces, rather than the federal government, make the laws

In the US, Congress provides NHTSA funding to incentivize the adoption of some laws but incentives are small

Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Traffic 👏🏽 Deaths 👏🏽 Are 👏🏽 Preventable 👏🏽

New study finds THOUSANDS of lives could be saved annually in the US if our policies (around seatbelts and speeding for eg) were just a little stricter (more like Canadas)
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/06/n...

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 7

Kids should be able to walk to the grocery store safely.

Justice for the Jenkins family!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Opinion | They Let Their Children Cross the Street, and Now They’re Felons

www.nytimes.com

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Leslie Odom Jr. just closed out #NCSLsummit with some powerful anthems for change! Patty and Amy are leaving Boston with a final message that a change is gonna come! We will #StopSuperSpeeders! Stay tuned on our work, visit www.familiesforsafestreets.org/safe-vehicles

Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Closing session of #NSCLSummit with
Leslie Odom Jr.! We talked to nearly early person who attended this conference about how Families for Safe Streets is saving lives with our #StopSuperSpeeders bills!

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Rep. Ed Clere from Indiana House Reps stops by the FSS #StopSuperSpeeders booth to meet fellow FSS member and leader, Patty Avery from Indiana!

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

WA State Senator John Lovick voices his support of the #StopSuperSpeeders bill! Thanks to @RepLeavitt and legislators like him who get it --- we can prevent reckless speeding and save our communities from these preventable tragedies!

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Day 3️⃣ of the #NCSLSUMMIT! FSS member, Patty Avery is gearing up to have more conversations with legislators and sharing our #StopSuperSpeeders fact sheets! If you haven't already, download it📄 & help us save lives!