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Special Post-Thanksgiving Friday Video: The Positive Economics of Bike Lanes
Some yahoo in Montreal said that whatever bike lanes cost, they're too expensive! Well, no they're not.
November 28, 2025
‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Has Two Paths Forward To Become True ‘Paseo Park’
The DOT is contemplating two options for the 1.3 mile-long linear park in Jackson Heights. Which would you choose?
November 26, 2025
AGENDA 2026: Mayor Mamdani Must Sustain The City’s Bike Boom
The newly christened mayor may have only won a narrow mandate last night, but an ongoing cycling boom gives him maneuverability to build bike lanes.
November 5, 2025
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."
April 1, 2025
Manhattanites To DOT: Open Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path ‘Without Delay’
"It’s really inappropriate for the DOT to delay," said one member of Manhattan Community Board 6.
October 11, 2024
Friday Video: A Vision for West 72nd Street
Maybe someday, a roadway that devotes 88 percent of its space to a tiny minority of users (drivers) could finally work for everyone. We can dream, can't we?
October 11, 2024
Prospect Perks: Activists Want City to Improve Cycling In and Around Brooklyn’s Green Heart
"Better connecting these neighborhoods to Prospect Park is a strong first step to correcting inequity," a new petition reads.
September 25, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Mayor is Sick Edition
Mayor Adams came down with Covid just in time to cancel his "town hall" meeting on the Underhill Avenue bike boulevard. Plus other news.
September 10, 2024
Friday Video: A ‘Concrete’ Plan for Better Bike Lanes from DOT
Sometimes progress goes forward as promised.
September 6, 2024
DOT to Tweak Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Exit on Manhattan Side
Pedestrians and cyclists would no longer need to fight for space on an often-packed sidewalk exit ramp from the Brooklyn Bridge bike under the plan.
September 4, 2024
