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You — Yes, You — Can Fix New York City’s Flimsy Bollards
New York City’s flimsy bollards can barely survive the daily onslaught of heavy duty trucks and careless drivers. That’s ...
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Southend High Street bollards raised prevent terror attacks
High Street bollards designed to prevent terror attacks have been permanently raised and are “necessary to keep everyone safe” following horrific incidents abroad ...
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Years of warnings preceded Bourbon Street attack as bollard repairs lagged
A 2017 report by the city of New Orleans identified Bourbon Street as a potential terrorism target, citing FBI warnings and announcing the installation of bollards to protect pedestrians from ...
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Bollards planned for New Orleans’s Bourbon Street prompt questions about fortifying urban spaces after car attack
New bollards proposed for Bourbon Street would likely not protect pedestrians from a vehicle attack. (New Orleans Department of Public Works) Not long after the New Orleans catastrophe ...
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The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap
By the next year, steel columns known as bollards were installed to restrict vehicle access to Bourbon Street. The posts retracted to allow for deliveries to its bars and restaurants, until ...
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Malfunctioning security bollards were removed from Bourbon Street before truck attack
The bollards were placed on Bourbon Street several years ago to guard against an attack like the one in Nice, France, in 2016, which killed more than 80 people when a truck plowed through a crowd ...
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Malfunctioning security bollards were removed from Bourbon Street before truck attack
Security barriers in New Orleans that were intended to protect pedestrians from vehicles but at times malfunctioned were removed for replacement before an attacker drove a pickup truck into a crowd ...
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Bourbon Street Terror Attack: Bourbon Street bollards were 'down for repair'
New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno speaks on why the Bourbon Street safety bollards were not in place at the time of the attack. Death toll in New Orleans ...