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The 2013 NYC Streetsies, Part 3
Happy New Year, and welcome to the third and final installment of the 2013 NYC Streetsies, also known as the Streetsblog Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
January 1, 2014
Howard Wolfson Looks Back on the Rise and Fall of the NYC Bikelash
Last Thursday, the New School hosted a panel discussion on the media and politics maelstrom that came to surround bicycling in New York -- and how, against some tough odds, supporters of safer streets came to beat the "bikelash."
October 15, 2013
New York City Sets in Motion America’s Largest Bike-Share System
Five years ago, the New York City Department of Transportation signaled its interest in creating an extensive bike-share system "to accommodate a wide range of potential short trips." Now New Yorkers have that system at their fingertips. With today's launch of Citi Bike, there's a new travel option in the mix -- 6,000 bikes at 330 stations that will extend the reach of the transit system and expand access to the point-to-point convenience of bicycling.
May 27, 2013
Sadik-Khan, Wolfson Invite New Yorkers to Sign Up for Bike-Share
In 2009, the Department of City Planning released an ambitious blueprint for bike-share in New York, and in 2011, the Department of Transportation began an extensive public process to site actual bike-share stations. Now the planning is giving way to implementation, with North America's largest year-round bike-share system set to launch in May. Today, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson marked an important milestone: New Yorkers can now sign up for annual bike-share memberships.
April 15, 2013
Wolfson: Sponsor of Mandatory Helmet Bill Is No Friend of Cyclists
In case you missed it yesterday, City Council Member David Greenfield was bombarded in the Twitterverse after the Wall Street Journal reported that he plans to introduce a mandatory bike helmet law. (Streetsblog joined the fray with enthusiasm.)
June 1, 2012