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… And the Biggest Failures and Disappointments of 2023
Let's be real, 2023 was not a good year for livable streets.
December 28, 2023
2023 in Review: Who is the Activist of the Year?
Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.
December 27, 2023
Costly ‘Mountable’ Bike Lanes on Grand Concourse Have Failed — Yet City Plans More of Them on Queens Blvd.
The expensive Grand Concourse bike lanes have been blocked by cars from day one.
December 22, 2023
Mayor’s Year-End Self-Praise Neglects the Bus — Because There’s So Little To Praise
Hizzoner fell far short of both legally mandated benchmarks for bus lane mileage and his own promises to bus riders.
December 22, 2023
Groups Call on Hochul to Stop City’s ‘Predetermined’ Plan to Keep BQE
"The existing process will only lead to billions of city and state taxpayer dollars spent to simply preserve the failed and dangerous BQE with a Band-Aid," the groups said.
December 18, 2023
New Bill Would Allow Some Street Vendors on Bridges Amid Push for Total Ban
“I believe strongly that a full ban on vendors is not necessary,” Council Member Gale Brewer said on Wednesday.
December 15, 2023
Stuck at DOT: Repairs for Vital-but-Rotting Uptown Greenway Link Delayed For 15th Year
The city’s nearly 15-years-delayed reconstruction of a critical bridge on the uptown portion of the Hudson River Greenway faces yet another setback.
December 14, 2023
Boob Tube: Brooklyn, Queens Leaders Want DOT to Fix Dangerous Conduit Ave.
The borough presidents of Brooklyn and Queens say it is "urgent" that the Department of Transportation transform the crash-prone sluice.
December 14, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Bridge Too Far Edition
Why would an agency that spent so much money and political capital to finish a protected bike lane from Third Avenue west to the bridge intentionally block the bike lane and force cyclists from the relative safety of their painted protection into a busy roadway?
December 12, 2023
City Adds Another Moving Lane to Appease Car Drivers Near Williamsburg Bridge
Induced demand isn't just a theory — it's apparently a policy of the city Department of Transportation.
December 11, 2023
