Bike Lanes
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ESSAY: A Brush With Danger Made Me Exhibit A in My Fight for Better Bike Lanes in Brooklyn
I was cycling home on Henry Street in Brooklyn on Dec. 20 when I became Exhibit A in my campaign for protected bike lanes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens.
January 9, 2025
Queensboro Bridge Pedestrians and Cyclists Still Crunched for Space Despite Congestion Pricing Launch
A rundown of the key street design changes Mayor Adams must make to take advantage of congestion pricing.
January 7, 2025
Worst Mayor Ever for Bus Riders? Adams’s ‘Streets Plan’ Failure Means Longer Commutes for the Poorest New Yorkers
The Adams administration continued its annual tradition of failing miserably to install the legally required miles of bus lanes
December 27, 2024
Streetsies 2024: Vote for this Year’s Best Campaigns
There were lots of people fighting for the right things this year. Let's honor them now.
December 27, 2024
See It: The McGuinness Road Diet Works — But Only Where the City Installed It
The road diet works, exposing the need to extend it all the way.
December 19, 2024
The Lewis-Martin Probe and McGuinness Blvd.: What We Know
What's going on with Lewis-Martin and Broadway Stages? And where does a road safety project fit into the nexus of alleged corruption inside the Adams City Hall?
December 17, 2024
New Camera Tech Hopes to Stop Drivers From Close-Passing Cyclists
If only policymakers could fully experience the pervasive problem of drivers passing too closely to cyclists perhaps they'd find a way to stop the deadly practice and get victims justice.
December 16, 2024
River to River! DOT Will Close Dyckman Protected Bike Lane Gap
The four-block stretch will close a gap between the East and West sides of uptown Manhattan. But the agency may give in to a handful of drivers who are demanding their free parking over daylighting.
December 3, 2024
Sound Vision: Two Broadway Blocks To Get Permanent Upgrades
"We’re really looking to create a premier public space," said the DOT's Public Realm Unit acting lead. All right then!
November 27, 2024
Industrial Business Wins Pause of Safety Project in Blissville
"I’m just worried about where my employees are going to park," says the business owner who sued the city to stop a bike lane.
October 29, 2024
