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Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive
An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.
March 30, 2021
DECISION 2021 — THE BRONX: Meet the Council Candidates for the Bronx District 15…
It's all about the bus in a Bronx district that includes Allerton, Bathgate, Bedford Park, Belmont, East Tremont, Fordham, Mount Hope, Olinville, Van Nest, and West Farms.
March 22, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates for the Bronx District 11
Jessica Haller has the StreetsPAC endorsement. Eric Dinowitz, another top competitor, revealed through some of his comments why he did not. But let's let the candidates speak for themelsves!
March 22, 2021
ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’
"When I compare it to Paris, Milan, London it just feels like we wasted a historic opportunity," said one activist.
March 10, 2021
Northern Boulevard Bike Lane Lost In Time Like Tears In Rain
The pandemic must be over, right, because the Northern Boulevard temporary protected bike lane has completely disappeared.
March 5, 2021
ANALYSIS: Mayoral Candidates Have Big Plans For The Streets (But Not All Know How to Get it Done)
How can big ambitions be achieved? Let's look at what the candidates said at the big Bike NY forum this week.
March 3, 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
Hit-and-Runs Against Cyclists Surge During Quarantine
Drivers aren't just killing cyclists on quarantine-emptied roads — they're also leaving them to die there.
February 10, 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.
February 1, 2021
OPINION: The Bronx Cries Out for Street Safety
A City Council candidate details his vision for a borough in which deaths aren’t "sanctioned, dismissed, or accepted if the perpetrator is operating a vehicle."
January 24, 2021
