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Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Moving Along ‘Nicely’ Says DOT — But Is It?
Just like everyone reporting to spring training this month, the Brooklyn Bridge bike lane planning process is in the best shape of its life. But when is Opening Day?
February 26, 2021
OPINION: Time for Our Airports To Put Transit First
February 19, 2021
The Space We Give to Passenger Cars Only
A cartogram shows the tremendous range of limited-access expressways in metropolitan New York.
February 12, 2021
‘Radical’? No, the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Plan is Simply Adjusting to Reality
Putting a bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge sounds radical to car drivers (and even the man who will make it happen), but the plan is only just dealing with the reality we live in.
February 2, 2021
KOMANOFF: Hey, Drivers, Here’s How to Stop Worrying and Love Bike Lanes on Bridges
Drivers are already complaining, but expert Charles Komanoff shows in this clarion call op-ed that congestion pricing will reduce traffic so much that SIX lanes could be taken away from drivers and they wouldn't even feel it.
January 29, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Big Victories Edition
What a day in the livable streets world. Just click on the headline to find out what you missed!
January 29, 2021
Mayor Will Create More Space for Cyclists on Brooklyn, Queensboro Bridges — By Taking Space from Drivers
It's an acknowledgement that the boom in cycling has created unsafe conditions that are inhibiting further growth in this sustainable transportation method.
January 28, 2021
Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’
The headline above is simply not true — and we have the paper trail to prove it.
January 27, 2021
Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
January 25, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Port’ in a Storm Edition
The big news yesterday was, "We're getting a new bus terminal!" Oh, if it was only that easy. Plus all the other news (including the press corps going after Mayor de Blasio!).
January 22, 2021
