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Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro
The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.
July 2, 2018
Brooklyn CB 10 Wants to Work With Cyclists on Safe East/West Bike Routes for Southern Brooklyn
The Community Board's goal is to "establish a safe east/west connection for cyclists," the board chair and district manager said in a letter to DOT.
June 29, 2018
Tonight: Speak Up for Much-Needed Pedestrian Space in Washington Heights [Updated]
The CB 12 transportation committee has endorsed a plaza proposed for Haven Avenue, but a small number of parking-obsessed car owners, including one CB 12 member, are claiming ownership of the street.
June 26, 2018
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Crankiness About Car Storage Can’t Stop the Queens Boulevard Redesign
It's an example of what the de Blasio administration can accomplish when it decides to take its public safety mandate seriously.
June 14, 2018
Laurie Cumbo Removes Safe Streets Advocate From Brooklyn CB 2 After Just Three Years
Hilda Cohen was not reappointed, ostensibly to ensure turnover, but several CB 2 members who've served much longer than her were still given seats by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Borough President Eric Adams.
June 11, 2018
Bay Ridge Community Board Presses DOT for Better East-West Bike Connections
DOT's plan for southern Brooklyn is mostly sharrows, and people who bike in the area say that's not good enough.
June 8, 2018
Ignorance Reigns as Queens CB 2 Votes Against Protected Bike Lanes for 43rd and Skillman
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and U.S. Representative Joe Crowley have indulged an atmosphere of hysteria that was on full display last night.
June 8, 2018
Queens Residents Protect Cyclists on 43rd and Skillman With Their Bodies, and Demand to Be Counted
"How many lives is a parking spot worth?" went the chants.
June 7, 2018
Queens CB 2 Committee Endorses Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lanes
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, who has yet to take a position on DOT's plan, could put it over the top if he endorses the project ahead of the full board vote on Thursday.
June 5, 2018
Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July
DOT's fourth and final planned phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign will extend bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements east to Union Turnpike. Cycling on last year's segment is up 127 percent so far in 2018.
May 24, 2018