Bicycling
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‘It’s Not Your Bike Anymore’: Police Swipe Bikes at Black Lives Matter March
Cops aggressively swiped protestors’ and reporters’ bikes during a peaceful protest Wednesday night in Brooklyn — which is illegal.
June 4, 2020
DOT Expands ‘Green Wave’ for Cyclists as City Prepares to Reopen
And now for something completely different — better cycling.
June 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
June 4, 2020
City Hall: Police Wanted Citi Bike and Revel Scooters Shut Down During Curfew
Blame the NYPD for the end of bike- and scooter-share during the curfew — and also blame the agency for not discussing the matter (or any matter, for that matter).
June 2, 2020
Improv Everything: What Is The Plan To Move People as the Economy Reopens?
Will the city be shut down by gridlock on June 8 and beyond? Here's our exhaustive preview.
June 1, 2020
Eyes On The Street: The 38th And 39th Street Bike Lanes Are Not Ready For Prime Time
It would be misleading to say Manhattan's newest crosstown bike lanes are unsafe, because that statement would imply that the lanes exist in any recognizable form.
May 29, 2020
West Village To Cuomo: Take a Lane Away from Drivers on the West Side Highway
It's time for drivers to give up something — a lane of the West Side Highway is not too much to ask.
May 27, 2020
Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement
“We are seeing the emergence of stop and frisk 2.0," said one Council Member.
May 24, 2020
Memo to Paris Mayor: Please Tell Mayor de Blasio to Implement Car-Reduction Strategies Now
Mayor de Blasio refused to commit to making his limited open streets program permanent after the coronavirus crisis — even as he praised his Paris counterpart who is doing just that ... and more.
May 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Fix the Flaws in the State’s E-Bike Law
Differing helmet requirements, labeling, and local edicts will confuse riders, manufacturers — and the (too often uninformed) police.
May 20, 2020
