Comments on: The Human Toll

By: Region’s Most Dangerous Roads Are Again on Long Island | Mobilizing the Region

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:25:51 +0000

[...] Long Island’s Hempstead Turnpike and Sunrise Highway top the list, as they did last year. [...]

By: Long Island NYSDOT Office Kills Pedestrian Safety Program « Mobilizing the Region

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:57:21 +0000

[...] Island NYSDOT Office Kills Pedestrian Safety Program Long Island has the two most dangerous roads in the region for pedestrians, the Hempstead Turnpike and Sunrise Highway. Respectively, 15 and [...]

By: NYS Legislature Passes Expansion of Red Light Camera Program « Mobilizing the Region

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:54:05 +0000

[...] realized that red light cameras are direly needed to improve safety on Long Island, which is home to the two most deadly roads for pedestrians in the [...]

By: Progress At Long Island’s “Black Box” DOT « Mobilizing the Region

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:54:35 +0000

[...] on Region 10’s doorstep after a Tri-State Transportation Campaign report found that the two most dangerous roads in the region for pedestrians were Hempstead Turnpike and Sunrise Highway, both on Long Island. A [...]

By: 2008 NY Year In Review: Steady Reform in a Tumultuous Year « Mobilizing the Region

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:45:40 +0000

[...] was flawed came in when TSTC analyses found that the Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County was the deadliest road in the region and that Nassau was the second-most dangerous county in downstate NY for pedestrians [...]

By: Older Pedestrians at Risk in the Region; Gov. Paterson Responds « Mobilizing the Region

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:10:15 +0000

[...] the SafeSeniors program. MTR readers will remember that these roads were identified by the Campaign in October as the state’s most- and 13th-most-dangerous roads for pedestrians. This entry was written [...]

By: Phil G

Phil G — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:56:04 +0000

i notice a lot of elderly on the list. Makes you wonder. Would longer lights be the cure?? Or maybe dedicated overpass crossing. Those are 45 to 55mph roads with 4 to 6 lanes of traffic…. really not meant for a slow walking senior citizen to be crossing

By: Nassau County roads worst in tri-state area for pedestrian safety - NY Sports Day Forums

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:09:23 +0000

[...] County roads worst in tri-state area for pedestrian safety Don’t walk in Nassau County: The Human Toll « Mobilizing the Region Eighty-nine pedestrians were killed in NYs Suffolk County between 2005 and 2007. In Brooklyn, [...]

By: The Way Out for Long Island « Mobilizing the Region

The Way Out for Long Island « Mobilizing the Region — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:07:05 +0000

[...] Way Out for Long Island Long Island has the two deadliest roads in the region for pedestrians. Long Island Bus is bursting at the seams with new riders. The Island [...]

By: On NYSDOT Region 10’s Doorstep, A Call for Reform « Mobilizing the Region

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:06:33 +0000

[...] days after a TSTC report revealed that Long Island has the two deadliest roads for pedestrians in the tri-state area, a group of transportation, smart growth, and civic organizations came to [...]