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Tuesday’s Headlines: Polly Owns This One Edition
We'll be hearing a lot more today about the mayor's long-overdue announcement that he'll stem the tide of cyclist deaths with a new NYPD enforcement effort and a cycling safety plan from the Department of Transportation. For now, get up to speed with today's headlines.
July 2, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Busway, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition
Yes, today was the day when you were supposed to get better bus service on 14th Street, but landowners in the West Village and Chelsea got a judge to block it. Click on the headline above for that and other stories.
July 1, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Are Pigs Aloft Edition
Out of the blue, the NYPD's highest ranking uniformed officer, Chief of Department Terence Monahan, dropped a bombshell so huge that every cyclist will want to read about it. So click the headline above to get all the information about it — and the rest of the news.
June 28, 2019
Op-Ed: Riverside Park Greenway Bike Bypass is An Accident Waiting To Happen
The newly designated detour on the nation’s busiest cycling path is well intentioned. Recently a 4-year-old child was injured by a speeding cyclist on the greenway. But the "solution" is deeply flawed — so flawed, in fact, that the city should reconsider its decision forcing cyclists to use the bypass.
June 27, 2019
Scoot Over: Nashville Unplugs E-Scooters — Just as New York Legalizes Them
Nashville is moving to end the city's e-scooter program after a scooter rider was killed by a car driver last month. The strategy comes as New York State is about to enter its own brave new world of micro-mobility.
June 27, 2019
Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: Tonight’s the Night Edition
It's your last chance to get tickets for tonight's Streetsblog-led panel discussion at the Museum of the City of New York. But click the headline above to read our daily news digest, too!
June 27, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Tone-Deaf De Blasio Edition
Cops cracked down on cyclists — one day after a cyclist was killed by a truck driver. Plus all the other news of the day, just by clicking the headline above.
June 26, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Another Cyclist Killed Edition
Today's news roundup includes news of the 12th cyclist killed in 2019, plus all the stories from Monday. Click the headline above to get up to date.
June 25, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Museum of the City of New York Edition
You'll notice the Museum of the City of New York logo on Streetsblog posts this week to promote this Thursday's panel discussion, "Whose Streets? Reclaiming NYC for Cyclists," which will be moderated by our editor, Gersh Kuntzman, and feature bike activists Helen Ho and Judi Desire, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and Adam Mansky of Transportation Alternatives. It'll be a spirited discussion, with audience questions, so get your tickets now by clicking here. Use the promo code BIKE1 to save $2. Plus the rest of the headlines.
June 24, 2019
