DOT Picks Five Companies to Run Dockless Bike-Share Pilots
Starting this summer, Motivate (a.k.a. Lyft Bikes), JUMP, Pace, Lime, and ofo will show their stuff in NYC.
July 3, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Say Hello to NYC’s First Bike Counter at the Base of the Manhattan Bridge
At last, New York City cyclists know they count. DOT crews installed this sleek bike counter display on the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge this morning. The bike counters are a very public way to convey the volume of cycling activity, which can be hard for some people to appreciate because bikes take up so much less space than cars.
July 2, 2018
State DOT’s New Security Bollards Squeeze the Hudson River Greenway
"It’s a hastily-thrown together solution, and we deserve better from our city and state officials," said TransAlt Executive Director Paul Steely White.
July 2, 2018
Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro
The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.
July 2, 2018
Brooklyn CB 10 Wants to Work With Cyclists on Safe East/West Bike Routes for Southern Brooklyn
The Community Board's goal is to "establish a safe east/west connection for cyclists," the board chair and district manager said in a letter to DOT.
June 29, 2018
While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing
The NYS DOT plan will exacerbate air pollution in a neighborhood where asthma rates are already sky high.
June 28, 2018
Mark Treyger and Families for Safe Streets Bring the Fight for Speed Cameras to Marty Golden’s Turf
At a Bensonhurst senior center, Treyger urged residents to call Golden and tell him to renew the speed camera program.
June 27, 2018
Say Goodbye to Cars in Central Park
The last private car entered the park at 7 p.m. last night, culminating half a century of advocacy.
June 27, 2018
The Soft Underbelly of DOT’s L Train Shutdown Plan for 14th Street
Allowing taxi and Uber pick-ups and drop-offs in the busway, even for a maximum of one block, could create serious problems.
June 26, 2018
All of NYC Officialdom Blasts Marty Golden and Senate GOP for Letting Speed Cameras Expire
A huge slate of local elected officials led by Mayor de Blasio blasted Senate Republicans for failing to renew and expand the speed camera program, which expires on July 25.
June 25, 2018
