Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Gabriela Aguilar-Vallinos, 27, on City Island Bridge
Three people lost their lives in New York City traffic last weekend, including a woman bicycling home from her job in the Bronx. She was killed by a hit-and-run driver who remains on the loose.
September 14, 2015
CB 12 Committee Backs Road Diet, Bike Lanes on St. Nicholas Ave
A DOT proposal for a road diet and bike lanes St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights got a vote of support last night from the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee. The project could get striped next spring.
September 11, 2015
Meet the People Breathing Life Into NYC’s Overlooked Public Spaces
There are two dueling visions of public space in New York City. On one side, tabloid columnists and the police commissioner believe that any problems encountered in Midtown's public spaces -- whether homeless men or hustling desnudas -- should be fixed by replacing space for people with good old-fashioned car traffic. On the other side are residents and advocates working hard to improve public space in communities across the city, using shoestring budgets and their own street smarts.
September 11, 2015
Is DOT Setting Up the Amsterdam Avenue Bike Lane to Fail?
Up until a few years ago, when neighborhood residents approached DOT about redesigning a street for greater safety, they expected to get shot down by the agency's top engineers. In 2004, one former DOT official summed up the department's attitude as, "We will do pedestrian safety, but only when it doesn’t come at the expense of the flow of traffic."
September 10, 2015
Roosevelt Island Leadership Quashes Proposed Bike Ban on Bridge Ramp
It looks like bicycles aren't going to be banned from the Roosevelt Island Bridge helix ramp after all.
September 9, 2015