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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
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
This Week: DOT’s Revised Plans for 110th Street Bike Lanes
In June, DOT proposed painted bike lanes for 110th Street between Riverside Drive and Frederick Douglass Circle, at the northwest corner of Central Park. Members of Manhattan Community Board 7 said that wasn't good enough, asking DOT to come back with a design that protects cyclists from motorized traffic. On Tuesday, DOT will come back to CB 7 with its revised design. If you want 110th Street to be safe for New Yorkers of all abilities to bike on, it's important to show up.
November 13, 2017
This Week: Vote for Mayor, City Council, Borough Prez, DAs, and More
New Yorkers will go to the polls tomorrow and cast votes in races for City Council, borough president, district attorney, and of course mayor and other citywide offices.
November 6, 2017
Tonight: Tell Manhattan CB 7 Affordable Housing Is More Valuable Than Parking
Tonight Manhattan Community Board 7 will take up an application to replace city-owned parking garages with affordable housing on W. 108th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues.
October 30, 2017
Thank You for a Wonderful Streets Ball and Give It Up One More Time for Our Honorees!
On behalf of the staff at Streetsblog and Streetfilms, thank you to everyone who came out last night to support our work at our annual benefit. It's always a thrill to be in the same room with so many people who value the media we make, and who are doing so much to improve walking, biking, and transit in their neighborhoods.
October 27, 2017
Thursday: Join Us at the Streets Ball and Support Journalism That Makes a Difference for NYC Streets
If you've been holding off buying tickets to Streetsblog's big annual fundraising event, time is running short -- Streets Ball 2017 is coming up on Thursday. Huge wins for transit, biking, and walking are possible in the year ahead, and we need your help to make the most of these opportunities.
October 23, 2017
This Week: Bay Ridge Road Diet, Bushwick Bike Lanes, Eastern Parkway Ped Crossings
With summer behind us, the Streetsblog calendar is filling out with DOT street safety projects again. There are three meetings in Brooklyn related to DOT safety improvements on the docket this week.
October 16, 2017
This Week: Get an Insider’s View of the MTA
To shed some light on what's holding back progress at the MTA, on Thursday TransitCenter is hosting a panel of three former agency staffers who'll discuss its organizational structure and internal culture.
October 2, 2017
