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Life on the Street: Delivery Worker Eduardo Perez Has No Use For de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
For too long, delivery workers who ride e-bikes have been demonized. But hearing their stories makes it clear that New York City is definitely not the "fairest big city in America," as Mayor de Blasio claims.
May 7, 2019
Mayor de Blasio’s Gotten All Blurry on Vision Zero
The mayor's signature plan to end all traffic deaths by 2024 needs a new prescription — and a mayor who is entirely focused on the five boroughs.
May 6, 2019
NYPD Commissioner: Bell Tickets Were a Tool to Stop a Bike Ride
The city's top cop admitted that the scores of cops who harassed cyclists in Tompkins Square Park last month were deployed to stop an annual bike race.
May 3, 2019
Meet a Mayor Who Figured Out How to Neutralize Anti-Bike Lane NIMBYs
A small city in Massachusetts may be paving the way to safer streets and less community opposition.
May 1, 2019
Queens Pol Demands More Space for Cyclists and Peds on Queensboro Bridge
Just one narrow pathway is shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, whose numbers are booming. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants that to change.
April 30, 2019
De Blasio Announces Grand Street Bike Lanes Will Stay, Ending L-Train Uncertainty
The future of the bike lanes had been uncertain since the day Governor Cuomo canceled the L-train shutdown. But Mayor de Blasio is suddenly on a roll.
April 24, 2019
TransAlt Leader: NYPD Must Stop Blaming Victims First
A truck driver ran over and killed a cyclist in Brooklyn on Wednesday — and the NYPD reflexively refused to blame the driver.
April 19, 2019
City Officials Were a No-Show At Monday Night’s Massive Jackson Heights Town Hall
The plan was to remove cars from a single block. Then a car dealership demanded some of the public space. Now city officials aren't talking.
April 16, 2019
De Blasio Punts Again on Safety Improvements for Amsterdam Avenue, Despite Carnage
“How many more people need to die before Amsterdam Avenue is redesigned?” It's a fair question.
April 15, 2019
New Group Seeks to Empower Neighborhoods to Handle the Big Little Things
The Neighborhood Empowerment Project is dedicated to getting city agencies to defer the small stuff to locals.
April 11, 2019
