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OPINION: Extend the Queens Boulevard Bike Lanes to Jamaica!
Cyclists need safety as they cross streets with highway-like conditions on the way to a shopping and transit hub.
June 23, 2021
DECISION 2021: From East To West, Who Will Bring Safe Streets To The Bronx?
Who’s running in two key Bronx districts? Funny you should ask!
June 18, 2021
THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment
Welcome to the fourth installment of the fabled Dave Colon Challenge...with Shaun Donovan.
June 16, 2021
DOT Finally Presents its ‘Bike Boulevard’ Vision for 39th Ave. in Sunnyside
The key to the Department of Transportation's "bike boulevard" design for 39th Avenue is a significant disruption of how drivers use the roadway.
June 16, 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
Heads Up! State DOT Promises Safe Detour For Hudson River Greenway Construction
Cyclists will get a protected bike lane detour on southbound West Street, aka Route 9A, during the hours of construction — 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. between Monday and Thursday.
June 13, 2021
LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA
Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.
June 9, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)
Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.
June 4, 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
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
