[passcoalition] Re: response from Straphangers Campaign
- From: Karen Gourgey <karen.gourgey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:51:01 +0000
Good for you, Ken, you rock.
Karen
Karen Luxton Gourgey Ed.D., Director
Computer Center for Visually Impaired People
Baruch College, City University of New York
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box H-0648
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (646) 312-1426
Fax: (646) 312-1421
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ccvip/
From: passcoalition-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:passcoalition-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Stewart
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:32 PM
To: passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: cclvi@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [passcoalition] response from Straphangers Campaign
I think Coalition members will be encouraged to read the following response I
just received from The Straphangers Campaign. Ken
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Straphangers Campaign
<straphangers@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:straphangers@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
From: Straphangers Campaign
<straphangers@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:straphangers@xxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Re: Speak Up for Transit for all
To: "Ken Stewart" <cclvi@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:cclvi@xxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 11:42 AM
Dear Ken,
Recently, you wrote us in response to an email we sent out. We understand your
concern over pedestrian and cyclist conflicts and hope that there will be a
resolution taken up by the city in regards to these matters. We will do our
best to keep those interests in mind as we monitor the progress of the Select
Bus Service and other initiatives to improve transit move forward by the City.
We appreciate your feelings about what the CIty has and has not been able to do
to improve transportation for transit riders and pedestrians. New Yorkers like
you can greatly contribute to the debate of how we get a more livable city. We
hope to continue to hear about your concerns in the future.
Thanks for writing us.
Gene, Jason and Cate
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Ken Stewart
<cclvi@xxxxxxxxx<http://us.mc558.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cclvi@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
No indeed! Many of these changes have actually made our city more dangerous
for pedestrians who are elderly or vision impaired. Examples include;
modifying intersection signal timing and geometry without adding detectible
warning strips or accessible pedestrian signals; the S.B.S. curbside fare
collection devices lack tacctile and high visibility features to help
finding them in spite of the T.A. receiving specific input about that
anticipated problem; plans to prolong the green signal for a Select Bus
Service vehicle without any consideration of its consequence for pedestrians
who depend on the predictability of signal phase timing; a commitment for
countdown signals with no consideration for pedestrians who cannot see the
visual information or may misjudge the flashing due to aging vision; no
apparent awareness of some research that documents that Countdown signals
increase "daredevil" behavior among pedestrians; belated plans for increased
enforcement of traffic laws applying to bicycles while greatly increasing
the locations where pedestrian-biker conflict is likely.
--- On Mon, 1/31/11, Straphangers Network
<network@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://us.mc558.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=network@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
From: Straphangers Network
<network@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://us.mc558.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=network@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Speak Up for Transit
To:
cclvi@xxxxxxxxx<http://us.mc558.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cclvi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 11:38 AM
Dear riders:
Do you like some of the transportation innovations the City has championed
lately? These include faster buses on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan,
pedestrian plazas around the city, countdown clocks at many crosswalks and a
Safe Routes for Seniors intersection safety program.
If you agree with us that these improvements have been good for New York,
click on www.tstc.org/nycthanks/<http://www.tstc.org/nycthanks/> to send a
thank you note to the City.
Gene, Jason and Cate
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign
One Click to a Better Commute -
http://www.straphangers.org<http://www.straphangers.org/>
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