Citi Bike Arrives on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side
Citi Bike has begun its expansion to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.
September 1, 2015
32nd Street Finally Has Enough Space for Walking. Will It Last?
New pedestrian zones near Penn Station have given people more breathing room on some of the most crowded streets in the city. Will they stay or will they go after a trial period wraps up in October?
September 1, 2015
Banning Bikes From Roosevelt Island Bridge Ramp Won’t Make Biking Safer
With little car traffic and tree-lined waterfront streets, Roosevelt Island is a low-stress environment for bicycling. The bridge that connects the island to Queens, however, is much less bike-friendly. Claiming that the ramp from the bridge to the island is too dangerous, a residents' association is weighing whether to call for a total bike ban on the ramp.
August 31, 2015
Eyes on the Street: A Smorgasburg of Traffic in Prospect Park [Updated]
Yesterday, popular food market Smorgasburg launched its first outpost in Prospect Park -- and brought a traffic mess into what's ostensibly a car-free park.
August 31, 2015
How About a Transit System Where No One Has “No Good Options”?
A lengthy FiveThirtyEight article today by Nate Silver and Reuben Fischer-Baum crunches some data to arrive at two major insights: First, New Yorkers use Uber much like they use taxis, and second, for-hire cars are used primarily by well-off New Yorkers to supplement transit in close-in neighborhoods, not to replace car ownership in the outer boroughs.
August 28, 2015
Construction Begins on New 151st Street Bridge to Hudson River Greenway
The state broke ground this month on a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking West Harlem with the Hudson River Greenway.
August 28, 2015
Turn Times Square Back Into Traffic Hell? Tell Bratton and de Blasio: No Way
Since Mayor Bill de Blasio won't rule out the threat of removing the Times Square plazas, first raised by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, it's time to take action. Two petitions are circulating to urge the mayor not to give Times Square back to cars.
August 28, 2015