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‘Nightmare’ on 34th Avenue? Residents Rally Against the ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street that Has Added Safety and Recreation Space
A protest against open streets ... on an open street!
May 22, 2021
New Program Aims to Give E-Bikes to Low-Income Workers
Thousands of city commuters' lives will get a bit easier for them — and cleaner for the rest of us — thanks to a new program that will subsidize the purchase of e-bikes or scooters for 10,000 lower-income frontline and essential workers.
May 21, 2021
Candidate Garcia Make Her Case for Street Safety on Deadly Third Avenue
“This is clearly a crisis plain and simple. We don’t need any more plans, we need action and execution,” said Garcia, who was also criticized for being too pro-cop.
May 21, 2021
SEE IT: Here’s What TransAlt’s ’25X25′ Looks Like (And What Kathryn Garcia Loves)
Transportation Alternatives has now made it possible to visualize its "NYC 25X25" plan to reclaim 25 percent of public roadway space from automobiles — and the resulting schematics already shook up the mayor's race even before Friday's release.
May 21, 2021
The Bronx is Up: DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Under the White Plains Ave. El
The city puts forth a true vision for bike lanes under elevated trains.
May 18, 2021
STREETS WEEK! New Truck Management Report is Heavy on Historic Details; Light on Future Plans
That said, it's "a step in this direction," said Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association.
May 14, 2021
Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share
Residents of New York City overwhelmingly approve of using taxpayer dollars to expand cycling and increase the reach and equity of the Citi Bike system, a new survey shows.
May 11, 2021
STREETS WEEK! DOT Commish Diagnoses Conduit Boulevard, Then Prescribes The Wrong Treatment
As Streets Week! begins, here's an existential question that Mayor de Blasio doesn't like to answer: Why does New York even have roads like Conduit Boulevard?
May 10, 2021
DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan
There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
May 7, 2021
There Was No Medical Episode, Says Family of Driver Who Killed Queens Delivery Man
Even the woman whose allegedly reckless driving killed a delivery worker in Queens last week is denying cops’ theory that she had a “medical episode” before the fatal crash.
May 5, 2021
