The death of a Harlem mother has amplified calls for Mayor Adams to do more to protect pedestrians as New York City contends with a 40% spike in deadly crashes this year.
Pedestrians and cyclists made up slightly more than half of recorded fatalities in the first four months of this year.and rammed into a building on Nostrand Avenue, injuring six people, including two children.
Transportation officials said the uptick in crashes reflects a nationwide trend. But Harlem Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan said that Tolliver’s death highlighted the city’s failure to act proactively to prevent traffic violence "As we mourn the loss of another Harlemite, we call on Mayor Adams to make a greater investment in Harlem’s infrastructure,” Jordan said. She added that the intersection where Tolliver was killed has long been among the most dangerous in New York City, and that “the community has constantly asked for safety measures to be put in place.”
Since 2011, at least five people have died within one block of the site of Tolliver’s death, according to data provided by Transportation Alternatives.to redesign thousands of intersections each year and to build miles of bike and bus lanes.
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