The Daily News Editorial Board — Still Part of the Problem
I've been trying to put my finger on why this morning's Daily News editorial about slower speed limits got under my skin so much. The core message is fine -- New York does need to measure the impact of new street safety policies. But it's obscured by a thick layer of ignorance.
August 6, 2014
Paint It Green: The Grand Street Protected Bike Lane Is Almost Back
The Grand Street protected bike lane is on its way back after three years out of commission during construction of the Third Water Tunnel, the biggest capital project in New York City history. The Department of Design and Construction has repaved Grand between Lafayette Street and the Bowery, and preliminary markings for the bike lane are visible.
August 5, 2014
Why Is Summer Streets So Rare?
The forecast for Saturday is bleak -- 100 percent chance of rain, lasting just about all day. Tomorrow also happens to be the first Summer Streets event of 2014 (as well as the first during the de Blasio mayoralty). Good thing the main attraction is in a tunnel.
August 1, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Slower Speed Limits Coming to Broadway, Southern Blvd
A Streetsblog reader sent in this NYPD flyer posted in the lobby of his apartment building on the Upper West Side, and another reports getting the same notice via email yesterday.
August 1, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Carving Up Morningside Avenue for a Road Diet
After a breakthrough vote from Community Board 10 in May, DOT crews are out remaking 10 blocks of Morningside Avenue as a safer, calmer neighborhood street. This morning, @SteveMiami captured this circular saw operator at what looks like the moment of incision -- the asphalt will be cut away to make room for a concrete pedestrian island.
July 28, 2014
The Citi Bike Deal Is Great News for Other Cities Too
Andrew Tangel at the Wall Street Journal had an encouraging update this week on the Citi Bike buyout plan first reported by Dana Rubinstein in Capital New York. It looks like the city is days away from announcing a deal in which REQX Ventures, an affiliate of the Related Companies and its Equinox unit, will buy out Alta Bicycle Share, the company that operates Citi Bike. The implications are big -- not just for bike-share in New York, but for several other major American cities as well.
July 25, 2014
Tell the City Where You Want Street Safety Fixes — The Clock Is Ticking
If you haven't visited the Vision Zero feedback map and flagged locations where you want the city to make streets safer, get it done soon. The website will be taking suggestions for street safety fixes through July 31, then city agencies will figure out what to do with those ideas.
July 22, 2014