Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It
While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.
August 13, 2019
Transit God Corey Johnson Parrots Arthur Schwartz’s Bad Faith Busway Language
"I am concerned that some of the side streets will turn into parking lots," Johnson told WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
August 12, 2019
#FIXCANAL: Cyclist Injured By Truck Driver On Chaotic Canal Street
The crash comes just hours before activists rallied for a safer Canal Street, a street they've dubbed Manhattan's Boulevard of Death.
August 11, 2019
Appeals Judge Slams The Brakes On 14th Street Busway
"These so-called progressives' effort to stymie the plan to speed up bus service on 14th Street is a bad-faith effort to preserve a cars-first status quo, and frankly, a waste of time," one transit advocate said in response.
August 9, 2019
Good News/Bad News: MTA Has A $50B Capital Program — But It’s Still a State Secret
Even if the draft plan remains a state secret, the amount, at least, made sense to transit activists.
August 9, 2019
Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist
Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.
August 7, 2019
ALL RISE! Judge Rules City Can Build 14th Street ‘Busway’
Long-suffering riders of the M14 bus will get some relief soon, thanks to a State Supreme Court judge who lifted a temporary order barring the Department of Transportation from starting its busway pilot along 14th Street.
August 6, 2019
AT LAST! Car-Loving De Blasio Calls For ‘Higher Penalties’ For Drivers Who Kill
"I think we need new laws that cause much more consequence if a motorist is negligent and they kill someone, even if it wasn't their intention. I think there have to be much higher penalties, that's an area we have to improve," the mayor said on Friday.
August 2, 2019
BEEN THERE, WON THAT: Lessons from the PPW Bike Lane Fight
The Central Park West bike-lane lawsuit is nothing more than a carbon copy of that reviled failure, the Prospect Park West bike-lane lawsuit.
August 1, 2019
Cops Allowed A Driver To Harass a Cyclist He Doored — Then Wrote the Cyclist a Ticket
"These police wanted to make an example out of someone, like, 'Leave us along, we don't have time for this you crazy bicyclists.' But guess what? Most of the people who live around here ride bicycles."
July 29, 2019
