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Victory for Safe Streets: Judge Rejects Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan dismissed the lawsuit seeking to reverse the redesign of Prospect Park West yesterday, putting an end to a protracted, ugly chapter in the annals of NYC street safety improvements. The lawsuit, brought this March by a group of politically-connected opponents who failed to participate in the years of public process that preceded the redesign, had no standing because it was filed after the statute of limitations expired, Bunyan ruled.
August 17, 2011
The Daily News Has Got to Stop Printing Cyclist Stereotypes
One of the enduring mysteries of the NYC transportation media landscape is how the Daily News opinion page can be so on-target with its transit pieces, and so far off the mark when the topic turns to bicycling.
August 12, 2011
Q-Poll: NYC Residents Want More Funds For MTA By Nearly 2-1 Margin
The idea of increasing state funding for the MTA is popular in New York City, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released yesterday. Looking at the MTA service region -- NYC plus its suburbs -- more people want to see additional funding going to transit. Statewide, support for increased MTA funding is slightly lower than opposition, but that may not matter much: In recent legislative battles over transit funding, upstate representatives have deferred to representatives from the NYC region.
August 12, 2011
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to East Harlem, Tweets Mark-Viverito
Could complete streets finally be coming to East Harlem?
August 10, 2011
Study: Vancouver Merchants Badly Misjudge Effect of Protected Bike Lanes
Few groups speak more loudly in debates over the reallocation of street space than local businesses. In New York, there are merchants who vocally favor a better environment for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit, but all it takes are a few firm believers in easy car access to dictate the terms of the public debate. Case in point: In 2009, merchants in Greenwich Village and along Grand Street were able to get mayoral candidate Bill Thompson on the record against bike lanes.
August 10, 2011
Silver on MTA Funding Plan: Wait Until 2012 Budget Debate
The current MTA capital budget is very bad news for transit riders, who are being asked to shoulder $7 billion in debt all on their own. Where can the 8 million daily riders who count on the MTA turn for help?
August 1, 2011