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Neighborhood Empowerment Project: Humble Bike Rack Tells a Story of a Broken Process
This is the first post generated by the Neighborhood Empowerment Project, an initiative of our parent company, Open Plans, to change the ineffective way our city government responds to neighborhood problems.
May 22, 2019
DOT Will Replace East Village ‘Mixing Zones’ With Semi-Protected Intersections
The First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes are about to get a whole lot safer, thanks to a new offset design.
May 22, 2019
NYPD is Quick to Blame Latest Cyclist Victim For His Own Death
A cyclist who was hit last week in Crown Heights has died of his injuries — the 10th cyclist to be killed this year — and police blamed him for his own death.
May 16, 2019
UPDATE: San Francisco E-Bike Fleet Will Be Restored Months Before NYC
Lyft will restore e-bike service for its bike-share customers in San Francisco at least three months before the same bikes return to the streets of New York City.
May 14, 2019
Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling
Citi Bike's daily ridership increased by 7.8 percent last year, according to DOT's just-released "Cycling in the City" report — an increase that came even though Citi Bike did not expand its coverage footprint and the system experienced a two-month repair crisis that reduced the fleet almost in half.
May 14, 2019
Cyclists Are Not the Enemy, Says a Widow Whose Husband Was Killed By a Cyclist
The death of a pedestrian was a devastating reminder for Hindy Schachter — but it also reinforced the idea that the real threat is a car culture that prioritizes speed and parking over safety.
May 14, 2019
NYPD: Driver Hits and Kills Cyclist Robert Sommer in Marine Park
The victim is now at least the 66th person — and at least the eighth cyclist — killed by a car this year.
May 13, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Electric Citi Bikes — Grounded in April — Won’t Return Until After Sept. 21
It's the fall of Citi Bike. One month after the Lyft-owned company grounded all of its 1,000 pedal-assist electric bicycles due to brake problems, Citi Bike now says the popular speedsters will return in the autumn.
May 13, 2019
Bike Racers May Lose Prime Spot Due to Corporate Greed
Cyclists may lose one of the best racing spots in the city, thanks to the exorbitant permit fees of a private corporation.
May 11, 2019
Why The NYC Century Bike Tour Is Riding Into the Sunset
TransAlt's leaders give Streetsblog readers the context for the group's decision to stop hosting the 100-mile race.
May 10, 2019
