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City Hall Functionary is Quietly Interfering with Critical Street Safety Initiatives: Sources
"He only was going to raise the concerns that you’re going to hear from car drivers," one official said. "He’s never been on the pro-pedestrianization, pro-bike-lane side.”
November 10, 2023
The Fifth Ave. Redesign is Going on Five Years Delayed
Mayor Adams on Monday announced yet another round of community engagement and more "visioning" processes for the long-awaited redesign of Fifth Avenue — a process that comes after the previous administration spent two years doing just that.
November 7, 2023
What We Get — And Don’t Get — In The New Citi Bike Deal
There's a new deal to expand the Citi Bike electric vehicle fleet — but how good is it? Let the Explainer fill you in.
November 6, 2023
What’s That Rat-Drowning Experiment Mayor Adams Talked About? We Tried To Find Out
Adams likes to talk about rats, and Wednesday, he told DOT workers about a sadistic experiment that sort of likened them to the rodents,
November 3, 2023
City Hall Effort To Upend A Bike Boulevard Gets Underway With Online Survey
Mayor Adams's promised extra outreach on a basically finished bike boulevard in Brooklyn has started, but not the way he promised.
November 2, 2023
Adams Dismisses Bus, Bike Lane Mile Requirements At DOT Meeting
The Adams Doctrine on safe streets has become clear. And, yes, it involves a metaphor of drowning rats.
November 1, 2023
Advocates Demand Daylighting at Intersections in Wake of Boy’s Death
"This is just the latest painful incident underscoring the need for additional investments in street safety, such as by daylighting intersections," says a key Council member.
October 31, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: A Parents’ Crusade Edition
Could this time be different? Could city officials respond to the killing of a child by a driver by unleashing a bounty of street safety efforts that could include road diets, protected bike lanes, car-free streets and, perhaps most important, no longer exempting city drivers from state rules barring parking within 20 feet of a corner?
October 30, 2023
Lander: City Failed Implementation of My ‘Reckless Driver’ Law, So Let’s Fix It
The architect of a city program to rein in the most reckless drivers joined the chorus of advocates demanding that it be reauthorized — and strengthened.
October 26, 2023
A ‘Dangerous’ Sunset: What’s Next for Reining In Reckless Drivers?
The city's Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expires on Thursday. And there's no new strategy to deal with the worst of the worst recidivists, except to appeal to the state for new laws.
October 25, 2023
