The scene where a bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by an MTA bus on W125th Street near Lenox Avenue in New York, NY around 1:35 a.m. on January 19, 2014. (Photo/Christopher Sadowski)
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Tuesday’s Headlines: School Zones Don’t Have to be Danger Zones Edition
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Our big story today is investigative reporter Jesse Coburn's six-month investigation into roadways around city school buildings (hint: kids are uniquely endangered). Check it out, plus all the other news.
We Need More — And Better — E-Bike Incentive Programs Across America
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Nonetheless, e-bike incentives still aren't an easy sell among the groups that are best poised to create them.
INVESTIGATION: City School Streets are Uniquely Dangerous
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A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair
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The Department of Transportation says it's working on it it, but nothing's been settled.
Monday’s Headlines: The Problem with Albany Edition
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Here's a story about our least favorite upstate charcuterie. Plus other news.
Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory
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The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.