Families for Safe Streets
Coverage of Families for Safe Streets in the Nexus archive.
- NC House committee advances safe driving tech requirements, ‘pole tax’ bills
The North Carolina House Judiciary 1 Committee advanced House Bill 1199, requiring ignition interlock devices for all driving while impaired offenders and intelligent speed assistance systems for habitual reckless speeders. The bill also includes a 'pole tax' on strip clubs to fund sexual assault crisis services.
- After heated meeting, CB 7 green lights 72nd St. bike lanes
Manhattan’s Community Board 7 approved an advisory vote for two-way protected bike lanes on West 72nd Street after a contentious meeting with over 50 attendees denied entry. The DOT plans to remove two vehicular lanes and add safety measures like concrete bus boarding islands, citing data showing protected bike lanes reduce traffic deaths and injuries by 29%. Opponents argued the project could hinder pedestrian crossings and lacked sufficient local input.