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Parks Department Closes Off Car-Free High Bridge With No Explanation [Updated]
Like the Hudson River Greenway, the High Bridge is a piece of transportation infrastructure that the Parks Department treats like a recreational facility.
January 9, 2018
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Eyes on the Street: The Snow Clearance Double Standard
Heavily traveled car lanes are always a priority for snow clearance after a winter storm. The same can't be said for important links in the bike network.
January 2, 2018
NYPD Is Making Midtown Sidewalks an Obstacle Course — Where’s de Blasio?
The mayor controls the streets but is nowhere in sight as NYPD security theater puts the squeeze on Midtown foot traffic.
December 5, 2017
Sheer Luck Prevents Curb-Jumping Driver From Killing People on Court Street
A motorist drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a movie theater in Cobble Hill. No one was injured, but fatal off-road crashes remain a regular occurrence in NYC.
November 28, 2017
Select Bus Service Launches on Woodhaven Boulevard
Select Bus Service is live on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens. As of Sunday, the SBS package - off-board fare collection, camera-enforced bus lanes, and other transit-priority treatments - is speeding trips for tens of thousands of people who ride the Q52 and Q53 each day.
November 14, 2017
Placard Abusers Gravitate to Upgraded Inwood Crosswalk as Soon as the Stripes Are Dry
This is just one example of how placards directly undermine DOT's street safety projects, which often rely on low-cost methods, like striping, that are easily circumvented by placard holders.
October 3, 2017
In the Works: Safer South Bronx Bike Connections to Randall’s Island
DOT crews are building out two protected bike lane routes linking the neighborhoods north of the Bruckner Expressway to the island.
October 3, 2017
DOT Previews Car-Lite 43rd Street by Grand Central
Once it was off-limits to cars this afternoon, the block filled up with people pretty much instantaneously.
September 29, 2017
De Blasio’s Police Department Continues to Sabotage de Blasio’s Bike Infrastructure
For about two weeks, the new protected bike lane on Park Row outside City Hall worked the way it's supposed to work. So much for all that.
September 6, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings on Broadway and Seaman Avenue in Inwood
DOT cleaned up an awkward intersection where the A train connects with several bus lines, and added stripes to an unmarked Seaman Avenue crosswalk that links two parks.
August 30, 2017
