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LeBron James To City: Build More Bike Lanes
"Safety is always first," King James said.
January 21, 2020
Cuomo Ditches Most Helmet Requirements in E-Bike Legalization
Gov. Cuomo has apparently seen the light on e-bikes.
January 21, 2020
Espaillat Says He Supports Bike Lanes, Despite Monday’s Racially Charged Rant
The upper Manhattan Congressman tells Streetsblog that he only opposed the Dyckman Street bike lane because it was poorly designed. Sure, and there's a bridge in someone else's district he'd love to sell us.
January 21, 2020
Bay Ridge Workshop Shows Why DOT Can’t Seem To Get Anything Done
Instead of engineering for safety, the department bends over backward to placate local drivers.
January 21, 2020
Buses Work Best on Car-Free Streets, MTA Data Shows
Bus lane cameras are speeding up service, but new MTA data ended up emphasizing the need to get cars out of the way of buses entirely.
January 20, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Blasts NYPD Chief Who Victim-Blamed Woman For Her Own Death
Council Member Mark Treyger accuses a top cop of not knowing the territory.
January 17, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION (Well, Not Really): City Bans Teacher Parking on Play Street (But Then Does Nothing)
Lesson one, students: Lie to the media.
January 17, 2020
Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City
The city's green-eyeshades guy (and would-be mayor) spoke to TransAlt's Jesse Singer about what shakes (including the BQE).
January 17, 2020
Time’s Up! When Will The Mayor Fill His MTA Board Vacancies?
It's no small bureaucratic matter. The city's MTA Board members speak for millions of transit riders on a largely regional panel that often slights the city.
January 17, 2020
NYPD Blames Two Victims For Their Own Deaths, Tells Pedestrians to Be Careful
Why is Brooklyn South Chief Charles Scholl blaming victims and exonerating drivers? Is he a law enforcement officer or just a schoolhouse scold?
January 16, 2020
