Bicycling
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Op-Ed: Copenhagen’s Lessons for the ‘Green Wave’
As New York expands the bike network, it should protect lanes on both sides and employ people-powered data.
November 22, 2019
Cyclist Injured on Dangerous Riverside Park Bike Bypass — Need For Fix is Obvious
A cyclist was injured over the weekend — and the blame can be laid almost entirely on the Parks Department's construction of a hilly, dark and dangerous detour through Riverside Park.
November 19, 2019
KOMANOFF: Visit to Site of Matt Travis’s Death Invokes Sadness, Rage
I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.
November 18, 2019
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side
Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.
November 15, 2019
Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death
Jewel Avenue — like neighboring Queens Boulevard — excels in road injuries and fatalities. DOT should redesign it, stat!
November 13, 2019
New Video Shows Horrifying Hit and Run on Dangerous Greenpoint Avenue
A cyclist was seriously injured Monday night by a speeding hit-and-run driver who rear-ended the bike rider on a notorious stretch of Greenpoint Avenue in Long Island City.
November 11, 2019
Op-Ed: DOT’s Growing Commitment to the Bike Network
The U.N. General Assembly week detours showed that the city is taking steps to maintain vital bike routes during crunch periods. Let's entrench that maintenance in daily operations.
November 8, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor Chooses Politics over Facts in Backing NTSB Helmet Recommendation
For the second time in as many months, Mayor de Blasio has willfully ignored facts to align himself with an anti-biking policy that would dramatically reduce cycling.
November 6, 2019
SURPRISE! Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws
A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.
November 5, 2019
