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This Week: L Train Shutdown Open House, Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
There are two big events on the Streetsblog calendar this week. On Wednesday, the MTA and NYC DOT hold a second open house on their developing plan to handle the L train shutdown. On Thursday, DOT presents its plan for protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street to Manhattan CB 5.
January 29, 2018
This Week: Tell DOT Your Ideas for Next Phase of Queens Boulevard Redesign
The de Blasio administration’s Queens Boulevard redesign is a major success, with serious crashes down and cyclist counts up on the four miles of the street that have a bike lane. This year, DOT plans to extend the redesign east from Rego Park, adding bike lanes between Yellowstone Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
January 22, 2018
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
The men and women who write the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are an obscure bunch. But their influence over our living environments and how we get around extends almost everywhere you go in America.
January 16, 2018
Give to Streetsblog and Make New York a Better City for Walking, Biking, and Transit in 2018
As you settle in for the holidays, please take a moment to consider making a year-end donation to Streetsblog and Streetfilms.
December 22, 2017
Advocates to MTA: No More Waffling on Citywide All-Door Bus Boarding
The MTA should roll out all-door boarding concurrently with its new fare payment system, advocates testified at an MTA Board hearing today.
December 13, 2017
This Week: DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Plan With Protected Bike Lanes to CB 7
A permanent reconstruction can either create an extremely useful low-stress bike connection between the neighborhoods of western Brooklyn, or it could make such a connection nearly impossible for another generation.
December 11, 2017
Philadelphia Cyclists Demand Safer Bike Lanes — Now
About 75 demonstrators took to the streets yesterday after a garbage truck driver struck and killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks.
November 30, 2017
Congestion Pricing Was Unpopular in Stockholm — Until People Saw It in Action
Stockholm transportation director Jonas Eliasson has some advice for New York politicians worried about diving into congestion pricing: Just do it. Eliasson steered the implementation of congestion pricing in Stockholm in 2006. From that vantage point, he watched a skeptical public quickly embrace the policy as soon as they saw it in action.
November 28, 2017
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking, and walking.
November 21, 2017
Tonight: Your Chance to Quiz the Next City Council Speaker
Tonight council members vying to replace term-limited Melissa Mark-Viverito as speaker will participate in a forum at New York Law School.
November 20, 2017
