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Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets
Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.
April 24, 2023
New DOT Plan Would Let BAM Take Over Proposed Bike Lane During Events
The city on Thursday revealed a new design for Ashland Place that attempts to address the concerns of BAM officials — by letting the famed cultural institution park its trucks in the bike lane during "special loading events."
April 21, 2023
Mayor Adams Wants to Hit the Brakes on New York’s Car Boom
Mayor Adams wants to reverse the trend of New Yorkers abandoning transit for private cars, according to lofty new goals outlined in a new sustainability report released Thursday.
April 21, 2023
Sunset Park Leaders Want ‘Dramatic’ Fixes For Third Avenue Beneath the Gowanus Expressway
The city Department of Transportation is collecting input for how to redesign the deadly stretch of Third Avenue beneath the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park.
April 20, 2023
EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’
The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.
April 19, 2023
Delivery Apps Should ‘Step Up’ to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires, City Says
City Hall is "very much aligned in spirit” with the proposed buyback program.
April 18, 2023
Citi Bike Data Show How Many Cyclists Cross Central Park, Highlighting Need for Safe Routes
As the stewards of Central Park are studying how to make the green space safer for pedestrians and cyclists following a spate of crashes, new data shows that a whopping 38,852 people — more than 1,000 a day — traversed the park on Citi Bikes last August.
April 17, 2023
DOT Rolls Out New Tech To Better Analyze How People Move on City Streets
The sensors could help resolve misallocations of public space, where cars often get the bulk of room despite being outnumbered by pedestrians or cyclists.
April 14, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Unseasonably Warm Weather Edition
Today's weather is freakishly hot. Plus other news.
April 13, 2023
Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% More Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit
Bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars.
April 13, 2023