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Friday’s Headlines: It’s Gutman Time in the Bronx Edition
By Streetsblog |
The new DOT Commissioner will make his debut in The Bronx. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Donovan Richards: Every Neighborhood In Queens Deserves A Connected Bike Network
By Dave Colon |
Queens Beep Donovan Richards laid out an ambitious, aggressive transportation agenda in his 2021 State of the Borough. Could Queens be changing?
Northern Boulevard Bike Lane Lost In Time Like Tears In Rain
By Dave Colon |
The pandemic must be over, right, because the Northern Boulevard temporary protected bike lane has completely disappeared.
REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
By Kea Wilson |
The total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the increase in the death rate was actually the highest it's been since 1924.
Opinion: How Elected Officials Can Improve Public Transit: It Starts with Actually Riding the Bus
By Kea Wilson |
While local officials debate the best ways to improve their respective transit systems, the truth is that most of them lack a real-world perception of their own local transit systems.
‘Community Engagement’ Over Bike Lanes Includes Anti-Bike-Lane Crusader’s Rant From California
By Julianne Cuba |
The battle to improve our city and make roadways safer now includes people phoning in from California to berate Department of Transportation officials.