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STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push
Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.
May 11, 2021
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
Citi Bike to Expand into Hoboken to Create Seamless Network with Jersey City
How badly do Hoboken residents want Citi Bike? Just connect the dots.
May 11, 2021
Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share
Residents of New York City overwhelmingly approve of using taxpayer dollars to expand cycling and increase the reach and equity of the Citi Bike system, a new survey shows.
May 11, 2021
OPINION: Lindsey Boylan’s Safe-Streets Plan for Manhattan
The Manhattan borough president candidate lays out her vision of a city oriented around "people not cars."
May 10, 2021
Queens Beep Pledges Big Cash for Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Project
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will announce on Tuesday that he will allocate $3 million from his office's infrastructure funds to underwrite a security fence on the Queensboro Bridge.
May 10, 2021
OPINION: 911 Call or Donut Run? The Question Misses the Point of City’s Contempt for Cyclists
It started with a simple blocked bike lane spotted by a Friend of Streetsblog who posts under the handle JarekFA. Find out what happened next.
May 6, 2021
It’s War: New Bike Rental Company Ignores City ‘Cease and Desist’ Order
Who do these JOCOs think they are?
April 30, 2021
NYPD: E-Cyclist Struck and Killed Elderly Man Stepping into UWS Bike Lane Between Cars
An elderly man has died after police say he was struck by an electric bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane earlier this month — highlighting a lack of safe infrastructure and a culture that caters more to vehicles than the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
April 29, 2021
Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane
Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?
April 28, 2021
