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STREETS WEEK! ‘Invigorated’ Mayor de Blasio Finally Enjoys Himself On A Citi Bike
"You just get a different perspective about what a bicyclist needs, and that's helpful," the mayor said after his Gracie to City Hall ride on a Citi Bike.
May 11, 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
Three Meetings, Nine Hours Later, Upper East Side Board Backs Crosstown Bike Lanes
After all that.
April 22, 2021
THE STREETSBLOG INTERVIEW: Vax Daddy Huge Ma is the City’s Newest Bike Lane Advocate
The beloved by recently anonymous techie behind TurboVax sat down with Streetsblog to talk about his next fight: safe streets.
April 20, 2021
DOT: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Won’t Be Truly Awesome Because the Mayor Sprung It On Us
"We're doing the most straightforward approach," a DOT official said. "It doesn't preclude [DOT] putting in what all feel is a better or more workable bike lane in the future."
April 16, 2021
Stringer Summer Plan: Expanded Open Streets and More Open Fire Hydrants
Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer wants city funding for open streets and more splashing around in front of fire hydrants — the latest plank of his platform to give every New Yorker a summer to remember.
April 8, 2021
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Won’t Be Built Until September at the Earliest
It's a summer bummer.
April 7, 2021
CARS, CARS, CARS? Inside Biden’s Infrastructure Package
President Biden revealed details about his transformative new infrastructure package today, but sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much it will actually transform our national addiction to cars.
March 31, 2021
Electeds Call for Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue and Beyond
A growing chorus recognizes the danger, lack of equity on roadways as the cycling boom mounts.
March 26, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Would Allow Public To Weigh In on Citi Bike Fare Hikes
Council Member Carlina Rivera proposes to require oversight amid bike-share boom.
March 25, 2021