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LEGAL EASE: How NIMBYs Use ‘Environmental Review’ to Stop Green Projects
The CPW and 14th lawsuits aim to vex, trouble, and delay traffic improvements. How we can stop them?
August 16, 2019
DADDY MOREBUCKS: Rich Upper West Siders Seek Cash to Continue Bike Lane Fight
"I would be outraged if my condo or co-op fees were being used to support this," said someone who has seen the solicitation letter.
August 9, 2019
Cyclists Take the Fight to the Door of Entitled Central Park West Car Owners, Demand They Drop Anti-Bike Lane Suit
Even a car owner in the building admits that the super-rich should pay for parking.
August 1, 2019
BEEN THERE, WON THAT: Lessons from the PPW Bike Lane Fight
The Central Park West bike-lane lawsuit is nothing more than a carbon copy of that reviled failure, the Prospect Park West bike-lane lawsuit.
August 1, 2019
PAVE ON! Central Park West Bike Lane CAN Proceed, Thanks to Judge’s Ruling
Work crews can continue building the life-saving protected bike lane on Central Park West, thanks to a Manhattan judge who refused to side with a group of wealthy condo owners who claim a new configuration of the roadway is illegal.
July 31, 2019
No Big Changes Coming to Dangerous Riverside Park Bike ‘Detour’
Cyclists think the Parks Department is not taking safety concerns seriously along a hastily built, steep, dark, root-damaged detour from the Hudson River Greenway that was installed to separate pedestrians from cyclists along the much-used river route.
July 22, 2019
Two Pedestrians Struck By Driver On Upper West Side
Two pedestrians on the Upper West Side were injured, one seriously, after the driver of an Acura sedan hit them on Friday afternoon, police said.
July 19, 2019
Upper West Siders To DOT: Make Central Park West Bike Lane Even Safer
Not content with stopping at a Central Park West bike lane, Upper West Side activists are asking for a way to make crossing the street and boarding the bus safer as well.
July 18, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Fresh Hazards for Riverside Park Bike Bypass
The Parks Department is protecting pedestrians by sending cyclists up and down a steep, confusing path — and watch out for that Dumpster!
July 15, 2019
New York is Really Awesome When the Rich People Leave and Take their Cars on Vacation
Car owners are an entitled, selfish class of moochers — and it's time to stop catering to them by worrying about where they park their cars.
July 5, 2019
