Lawmakers Demand Redesign of NYC Intersections, Saying Too Many Kids Killed in Traffic

Lawmakers demand redesign of NYC intersections, saying too many kids killed in traffic

Mayor Eric Adams previously planned to "daylight" hundreds of intersections across the city to improve safety. But the strategy has proved controversial because it takes away parking.

Advocates push universal daylighting bill to ban parking at NYC street corners, but opponents say plan ‘won’t improve’ traffic safety

Nearly a hundred safety advocates and families of children killed in traffic gathered on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday to make streets safer, zeroing in on “universal daylighting,” by banning parking near intersections. Daylighting is the process of repurposing city curb space closest to an intersection to improve visibility for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. Currently, most intersections in NYC allow parking up to the crosswalk, which…