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OPINION: The Eastern Queens Greenway Needs Your Support
Queens residents are advocating for safe routes among their great parks — which would benefit the entire city. Here's your chance to weigh in.
November 12, 2020
EYES ON THE STREET: Broken Bike-Lane Enforcement on Sixth Avenue
For a cyclist forced into traffic, Dylan said it all in "Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues": "The cops don't need you and, man, they expect the same."
November 6, 2020
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
November 5, 2020
Mets Fans To New Owner: Ya Gotta Believe Biking To Citi Field Could Be Better
The new Mets owner asked fans how to improve their experience — and he got an earful from cyclists.
November 3, 2020
Long-Stalled Third Avenue Safety Project Finally Begins … And Leaves Out Dangerous Areas and Communities of Color
When George W. Bush was still president, the feds allocated $14.6 million to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Fifteen years later, large swaths of the safe route have yet to be built, and the protected pathway stops short of the most deadly sections of Third Avenue.
October 30, 2020
Best Practices: How Seville Became a City of Cyclists
October 13, 2020
New Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley: Bike Lanes Are The Future (Um, They’re Already the Present)
Maya Wiley, the latest high-profile entrant in the 2021 mayoral sweepstakes, said the right things about public transportation on Tuesday — but left advocates wanting more.
October 9, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: City Pays Out Five Figures To Brooklyn Bridge Bike Crash Victim, Admits Dangerous Conditions
The city admitted under oath that it has done little to make the pathway safer.
October 7, 2020
FDNY: Response Times Improve Thanks To Decreased Traffic During Pandemic
The decrease in response time came during a massive increase in the number of cyclists on the road, so clearly bikes aren't the issue.
September 21, 2020
Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists
“[It's] so frustrating that with everything that is being done around COVID, and telling people to find other ways to get around, thousands of New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk on the streets on New York,” John Pitts said.
September 17, 2020
