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Upper West Side Pol Caught Zooming While Zooming
"Naming streets for our dead children and seniors, people who were killed precisely because of distracted driving, is not what makes a leader," says one activist.
May 25, 2021
ANATOMY OF A DEBACLE: DOT Eliminates Open Street on West End Avenue
The agency claims it needs a "community partner" for street improvements — yet requires drivers to do nothing. Meanwhile, a City Council Member plots traffic strategy with an online troll with no transportation background who posts misogynistic rants on social media. Only in New York, kids. Only in New York.
November 16, 2020
Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes
Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.
May 19, 2020
ANALYSIS: CB7 ‘Parking’ Resolution Was Neutral — But It’s The First Salvo in War on Cars
An Upper West Side panel's call for a "study" of curbside use was anodyne, but the study may lead to changes that will forever end the notion of "free" parking. Let's hope.
February 6, 2020
CPW Gets Protected Bike Lane (Yay!) And Loses 400 Parking Spaces (Yay!)
It’s a pretty sizable win in the ongoing war against cars.
June 12, 2019
DOT Criticized for One-Way Central Park West Protected Bike Lane Plan
On bike Twitter? Insert frown-face emoji here.
June 9, 2019
Madison Lyden Gets a White ‘Ghost Bike’ — Will NYC Cyclists Get Safety?
Is change finally coming to Central Park West?
September 18, 2018
Central Park West Needs Protected Bike Lane, Says CB7 Panel
After Madison Lyden's death last month, Council Member Helen Rosenthal proposed a two-way path along the park's western edge.
September 11, 2018
Madison Lyden Died On Central Park West Because the City ‘Failed Her’
A protected bike lane most assuredly would have saved the 23-year-old tourist's life.
August 17, 2018
Helen Rosenthal Calls for Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Central Park West
Rosenthal said a crash like the one that killed Madison Lyden "should never happen again.” Her support for a Central Park West bikeway should empower DOT to act swiftly.
August 14, 2018
