DOT crews brought snowblowers to the Manhattan Bridge bike path this morning. Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/ignatzybanjo/8166769765/in/photostream/##Ignatzybanjo/Flickr##
It looks like major bike routes are getting cleared after the season's first snow. This stands in stark contrast to the conditions four years ago, when it took days for bridge and greenway paths to be cleared of snow and ice. What did you see on your way to work this morning?
Workers clear snow from the Queens Plaza bikeway approach to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Photo: ##http://instagram.com/p/RxWftmQeYc/##Valcristdk/Instagram##
In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.
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