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Survey Says: Washington Heights Residents Want Their Awful Bus Service Fixed
Even half of the drivers said better bus service would be a good thing.
February 23, 2021
The Bronx is Up … When it Comes to DOT’s Scooter-Share Pilot Program
The Department of Transportation revealed today that The Bronx would be the site of the city's first scooter-share program.
February 18, 2021
East Flatbush Cautiously Endorses Protected Bike Lanes But Will Have To Wait Until Next Year For Them
A bike network is growing in Brooklyn, but the borough's two-wheeled faithful will have to wait 'til next year for it. You want better cliches? Write them yourself.
February 10, 2021
Hey, Drivers, Stop Saying Car-Free Streets Are Unsafe … Because You’re Wrong!
Streetsblog analyzed crash data from the same seven-month period in 2019 (when the street remained open to cars all day) and in 2020 (when cars were banished). Guess which period had 85 percent fewer injuries.
February 3, 2021
Council Hopeful Champions a Pedestrianized Broadway in Manhattan Contest
Sara Lind runs on a plan to revive Upper West Side businesses with rezoning, street improvements and greenery.
February 1, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Union Square Flim-Flam? Edition
Forgive us for getting so excited last week about the Union Square Partnership's $100-million plan to add 33 percent more public space to the park and to rein in car drivers. The business improvement group set us straight yesterday. Plus all the other news.
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
OPINION: The Bronx Cries Out for Street Safety
A City Council candidate details his vision for a borough in which deaths aren’t "sanctioned, dismissed, or accepted if the perpetrator is operating a vehicle."
January 24, 2021
Staten Island Pedestrian Run Down and Killed — Driver Gets Summons
A Staten Island driver fatally struck a senior citizen in a crosswalk last week, but ended up receiving just a minor summons, cops said.
January 20, 2021
DOT Could Create a Busway on Fordham Road — But is Waiting for ‘Community’ Concensus
Here we slow again.
January 20, 2021
