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BIKELASH: Manhattan Community Board Stalls Fifth Avenue Safety and Transit Redesign
Members of a Manhattan civic panel are putting feelings ahead of facts to stall a life-saving street redesign of Fifth Avenue — even though just one pedestrian has been injured by a cyclist since January, 2019.
July 9, 2021
Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan
Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!
July 7, 2021
NYPD’s Fourth of July Vision Zero Plan Includes Targeting Cyclists For Riding on the Sidewalk
The NYPD’s Fourth of July safety plan includes both protecting cyclists, and punishing them in ways that have long been racially biased.
July 2, 2021
The MTA’s Lack of Urgency on Congestion Pricing is Very Unnerving: Advocates
It's clear! Gov. Cuomo is in no rush to implement congestion pricing.
June 24, 2021
YOU ASKED FOR IT! The Albany Report Card for a Failing Legislative Session
Albany gets an F.
June 21, 2021
Cycling on East River Bridges Still Booming — Higher Ridership Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
The bike boom is still resounding.
June 15, 2021
DOT Plans Crucial Redesign of Two Chaotic Sunset Park Roadways
The Department of Transportation wants to remake a pair of Brooklyn streets from traffic-choked, dangerous two-way commercial corridors into one-way streets to make the roadways safer and boost business.
June 14, 2021
SAFETY LAST: Albany Pols Stall on Package of Bills to Make Roadways Safer
Albany has served up a nothingburger for dessert.
June 4, 2021
Report: 70 Percent of City Drivers are Speeding (Maybe Even Right Now)


June 3, 2021
DRIVING US MAD: Number of SUVs and Similar Cars is Up 21 Percent in NYC, TA Reveals
That’s bad news for pedestrians, cyclists and anyone who values safe streets.
May 25, 2021