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Donovan Richards: Every Neighborhood In Queens Deserves A Connected Bike Network
Queens Beep Donovan Richards laid out an ambitious, aggressive transportation agenda in his 2021 State of the Borough. Could Queens be changing?
March 5, 2021
DECISION 2021: TransAlt’s ’25 by 25′ Proposal Shakes Up Mayoral Race
Five progressive candidates back a proposal to claw back a quarter of public space from cars in four years.
March 2, 2021
Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
March 1, 2021
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Moving Along ‘Nicely’ Says DOT — But Is It?
Just like everyone reporting to spring training this month, the Brooklyn Bridge bike lane planning process is in the best shape of its life. But when is Opening Day?
February 26, 2021
Effort to Give DOT Crash Investigation Unit Ends Up Tilting Toward Expanding NYPD’s Role
Well, if you can't beat 'em, expand 'em.
February 24, 2021
School Bus Driver Kills 6-Year-Old In Williamsburg Hit-And-Run
Little Shimon Fried is the second child killed in a hit-and-run in under two months.
February 24, 2021
Early Data Show Flushing Busway Already Speeding Up Buses
“The key to an effective bus system is well-enforced bus priority,” said MTA bus boss Craig Cipriano.
February 23, 2021
DOT Wants a Permanent Protected Bike Lane on Northern Boulevard, But How Protected Will it Be?
The agency presented a plan with flexible delineators, not jersey barriers. Members of a community board panel said, "Try again."
February 11, 2021
What’s a ‘Bike Boulevard’? For Now, Mayor de Blasio Won’t Say, But Planners are Eager to Help
A good bike boulevard is apparently like pornography — you know it when you see it.
January 30, 2021
Queens Civic Panel Demands Long Overdue Fixes to Union Turnpike
Queens residents are trying to shame the Department of Transportation into action to finally fix the horror show that is Union Turnpike.
January 28, 2021
