Attn DOT: Amsterdam Avenue Is Begging for a Protected Bike Lane
DOT is in the process of repaving Amsterdam Avenue from 79th Street to 93rd Street. Here's the scene at 84th Street yesterday afternoon, courtesy of Community Board 7 member Ken Coughlin. Think there's enough space for a protected bike lane? Nine feet is all you need.
July 28, 2015
Tish James Calls on DOT to Make Bike Lanes Standard on Vision Zero Projects
Have you noticed that DOT street safety projects are leaving out bike lanes even when there's plenty of room for them? So has Public Advocate Tish James.
July 28, 2015
If Crowded Old Airports Are “Un-New York,” What Are Crowded Old Trains?
Andrew Cuomo's big infrastructure announcement with VP Joe Biden today was, if nothing else, a tidy encapsulation of how little the governor cares about the big problems facing New York's transportation systems.
July 27, 2015
The Trouble With Citi Bike Above 59th Is Station Density, Not the Timeline
For some reason, the timeline for phasing in the Citi Bike expansion in Manhattan is getting covered as a minor scandal, even though officials are sticking to the schedule they revealed months ago. The real problem with the bike-share expansion plan is the thinned-out station network, which is, unfortunately, getting buried by the faux story about a delayed roll-out.
July 27, 2015
Citi Bike Will Start Rolling Out 139 New Stations August 10
Hard to believe it's only been two years since bike-share launched in New York. After a tumultuous start roiled by software bugs and the bankruptcy of a key supplier, the city's bike-share system is finally on a more even keel and ready to expand. Today NYC DOT and Citi Bike announced a firm date when the next batch of stations will begin to roll out: August 10.
July 24, 2015
The Real Reason Uber Traffic Matters in NYC
For a moment yesterday, it seemed like the big clash between the taxi medallion industry and app-based car services, framed in terms of Uber's effect on snarled Manhattan traffic, might veer into unexpectedly brilliant territory. There was Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris in the Daily News, telling the MTA that City Hall would consider the Move NY traffic reduction plan to fund transit investment. Finally, a sign that some of the big players are getting serious about a comprehensive fix for the city's congestion problem.
July 23, 2015
Uber Makes the Case for NYC Cyclists to Download Lyft
It's hard to make livable streets advocates take the same side of an issue as the taxi medallion industry, but Uber's general manager in New York, Josh Mohrer, is giving it his best shot.
July 21, 2015