Coming Soon, Maybe: The Return of Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street
In 2015, a temporary sidewalk expansion relieved crowding on a block of 32nd Street with heavy foot traffic between Penn Station and Herald Square, but the project was scrapped after a trial run. Now advocates are pushing to bring it back, and they recently won the support of Manhattan Community Board 5.
February 14, 2017
Council Members Press City Hall for Half-Priced MetroCards for Low-Income New Yorkers
It would cost the city $212 million annually to provide half-priced fares to the 800,000 New Yorkers who live below the federal poverty line. De Blasio has refused to include the funding in his $86 billion budget, prompting City Council members to accuse him of "passing the buck" to Albany.
February 13, 2017
Citi Bike Resumes Service After a Day and a Half Out of Commission
New Yorkers looking to get back in a bike-share saddle were out of luck this morning. After Motivate shut the system down at 11 p.m. Wednesday, it was still offline during the a.m. commute today, even though the streets were mostly clear of snow. We asked the company about the protocol for reactivating the system after a winter storm.
February 10, 2017
Where Harlem’s City Council Contenders Stand on Streets and Transit Issues
Next Tuesday, February 14, Harlem voters will choose a City Council member to replace Inez Dickens in what's expected to be a very low turnout election. To get a sense of where the candidates stand on streets and transit issues that council members can influence the most, earlier this week we sent three questions to all the campaigns.
February 10, 2017
The Top 10 Bus Corridors Where DOT Should Make Streets Work For Transit
New York City bus service is the slowest in the nation and riders are abandoning the bus in droves, even as the city's population steadily increases. To win people back over to the bus, the advocates at the Bus Turnaround Coalition have pinpointed 10 routes where DOT can make service faster and more reliable.
February 9, 2017
DOT Kicks Off Citywide Transit Plan
NYC currently has the slowest bus service in the U.S., and ridership has declined 16 percent since 2002. DOT is looking to turn those trends around, speed up buses, improve walking access to transit, and plan service to meet future demand.
While the city's buses and subways are run by the MTA, DOT can make a big difference for surface transit through its management of streets, sidewalks, and traffic signals.
February 8, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Why Bike Lanes Need Protection
Why is it so important for bike lanes to have physical separation from traffic? Because without it, you never know when a two-ton metal box is going to fly across your path.
February 8, 2017
DOT Bike Counts Are In and NYC Cycling Hit New Highs in 2016
The new stats show that while cyclist counts in the center city aren't increasing as rapidly as they did from 2005 to 2011, citywide cycling appears to be rising as fast as ever, according to the census.
February 7, 2017
Cuomo’s “Upstate” Uber Bill Could Flood NYC With Illegal Ride-Hail Traffic
Just as NYC is poised to get a better understanding of how the burgeoning ride-hail industry is affecting streets and traffic, Cuomo's Uber bill could deliver a major setback.
February 6, 2017
NYC Businesses Losing Patience With DDC Plaza Construction Snafus
The same local business groups that publicly supported the city's plaza program often take a huge hit from the Department of Design and Construction's lengthy and unpredictable construction process.
February 3, 2017
