Traffic safety professionals, advocates, and concerned community members came together in Mineola on June 11 at Walk Safe Long Island’s 3rd Annual Walk Bike LI Summit at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island’s Research & Academic Center to discuss solutions to the pervasive issue of traffic injury and fatality that continue to plague Long Island. The event focused on Advocacy in Action and speakers explored solutions to the numerous factors that contribute to dangerous conditions on our roadways.
The Summit was the third of its kind hosted by the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety and Long Island Health Collaborative as part of their joint law-based pedestrian safety campaign, Walk Safe Long Island. The following speakers gave presentations about their respective work in pedestrian, cyclist, and traffic safety, and the role advocacy has played in their strides toward making roadways safer:
LI’s Well-Documented Issue of Pedestrian and Cyclist Injury/Fatality…