Pedestrian Infrastructure
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Transit Was the Key to Amazon’s Choice of Long Island City
The booming neighborhood is already facing challenges bringing its transportation infrastructure up to speed. Here's what you need to know.
November 6, 2018
Dear Marty Golden: This is an Opinion Column and You Are A Street Safety Menace
Our columnist is still writing about Marty Golden's obsession with traffic safety.
October 18, 2018
Plan for Penn Station Has Everything … Except a Plan
Urban experts, pols and even irate commuters gather to call for someone — Andrew #StatusCuomo, perhaps? — to fix the transit hell.
October 10, 2018
Ninth Street Protected Bike Lane Taking Shape, Albeit With Narrower-Than-Normal Bike Lanes
Overall, however, the roadway will be much safer, city officials said.
August 23, 2018
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
July 23, 2018
Here’s the DOT Plan for a Safer Ninth Street in Park Slope
The redesign will narrow crossing distances 26 percent, add painted pedestrians islands, and provide physical protection for the Ninth Street bike lane.
June 22, 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
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean
There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.
May 21, 2018
Months After Opening, Denny Farrell Greenway Bridge Closed 3 Weeks for Construction
It looks like the bridge was rushed to open to the public last year so the ribbon-cutting could coincide with Farrell's retirement.
May 3, 2018
Bikelash Rehash With Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat
Justifying their campaign to rip out the Dyckman Street bike lanes, Brewer and Espaillat recycle the same litany of objections that surface whenever a bikeway debuts in New York City.
April 19, 2018
