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Friday’s Headlines: Weekend Edition
We got a little distracted last night watching the Republican campaign ad, so let's get right to the daily news digest.
August 28, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: DOT Chief Accepts Council Offer of Queensboro Bridge Fix Cash
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said she welcomes a recent City Council offer to pay for turning the South Outer Roadway on the Queensboro Bridge into a badly needed pedestrian lane on the jammed up bridge.
August 28, 2020
A Roundy and a Roundy: Take the Money, Bill!
Sleepy de Blasio strikes again — and won't add space for cyclists and pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge.
August 24, 2020
New City Hall Excuse for Squeezing Pedestrians on QBB: It’s More Work Than You Think!
City officials have trotted out a new reason for why they cannot give pedestrians and cyclists more space on the Queensboro Bridge.
August 23, 2020
OUT OF EXCUSES: Council Members Offer DOT Money for QBB Security Fence
All DOT has to do is ask.
August 19, 2020
Unidentified Verrazzano Bridge Cyclist Points the Way to What the Region Needs
Whether he knows it or not, the unidentified bicyclist who took over a lane of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Wednesday is the latest advocate for fixing one of Robert Moses's greatest mistakes.
August 14, 2020
Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer
The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.
August 7, 2020
Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me
The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!
July 20, 2020
TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?
Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.
July 6, 2020
