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DOT Announces It May Announce Another Brooklyn Bridge Traffic Study
"Whatever’s going on, if it’s subject to more study then it will run out the clock on the de Blasio administration," said Bike New York spokesman Jon Orcutt.
June 19, 2020
DOT to Streetsblog: Yeah, We’re Sorry the Brooklyn Bridge Remains a Mess
"I will admit we have had some ups and downs," Trottenberg said. "I apologize."
January 30, 2020
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019
Streetsblog Gets Action! DOT Repaints Basic Markings on the Brooklyn Bridge
The Department of Transportation, under fire for not ensuring safety on the Brooklyn Bridge bike and walking path, has finally painted a new center stripe and lane markings to discourage pedestrians and cyclists from mixing.
June 27, 2019
Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
NYPD Has Found Yet Another Way to Completely Screw Up the Brooklyn Bridge Footpath
Now the NYPD is deploying police vehicles in an offset pattern that forces cyclists into the path of pedestrians and pedestrians into the path of cyclists. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? (NYPD declined to comment.)
April 30, 2019
Enough is Enough: Five Ways to Fix the Brooklyn Bridge Right Now
Here are some easy fixes for DOT officials, from their friends at Streetsblog.
March 20, 2019
Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan
Crowded streets in Lower Manhattan must give more space to throngs of tourists and other pedestrians with new designs that would bring motorists to a crawl, says a neighborhood group.
March 19, 2019
Mayor and NYPD Admit Failure During Holiday Pedestrian Gridlock
Mayor de Blasio and his police commissioner admitted on Thursday that they didn't do enough to ease dangerous conditions for pedestrians in Midtown and on the Brooklyn Bridge during the holiday season — and vowed to finally do more.
January 4, 2019
One Driver Dead in Multi-Car Crash in Brooklyn Bridge [Updated]
An early morning crash shuts down the fabled span.
November 21, 2018