Bicycle Safety
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BLOODY SUNDAY: Cyclist Killed By Driver In Broad Channel Is 25th This Year
The 60-year-old man was killed by the driver of a Ford Explorer. He's the 25th cyclist to die so far this year.
October 13, 2019
Cool Job Alert: DOT Seeks Cannon Fodder for ‘Green Wave’
The department is hiring biking evangelists (um, community coordinators) and traffic engineers in its drive to extend the secure bike network. Got the skills and moxie?
October 7, 2019
City Asks Cyclists Where To Put Protected Bike Lanes; Cyclists Respond, ‘Um, Everywhere!’
City planners are asking New York cyclists what neighborhoods would be best for protected bike lanes — and cyclists are already responding defiantly: "All of them."
September 25, 2019
WTF? Mayor Says ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Is Not ‘Most Urgent’
The mayor said he was unfamiliar with the 15-month-old bill, even though he has been asked about it many times. Then he said other bills are more urgent.
September 23, 2019
Mother Of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Her Son’s Tribute Sign Back
Mathieu Lefevre's last moment on earth was at the corner of Morgan and Meserole in Williamsburg. The sign memorializing the moment of his death has been removed.
September 19, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke
We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.
September 19, 2019
Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges
"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."
September 18, 2019
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
September 16, 2019
City To Create Protected Bike Lanes During U.N. General Assembly
The move is part of a drive to limit congestion in Midtown, said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.
September 16, 2019
Citi Bike Hits New Record With More Than 90,000 Rides in a Single Day
New Yorkers are gleefully pushing the pedals of the blue bikes, leaving the mayor in the dust as he undermines city cycling.
September 6, 2019
