The Real Reason Uber Traffic Matters in NYC
For a moment yesterday, it seemed like the big clash between the taxi medallion industry and app-based car services, framed in terms of Uber's effect on snarled Manhattan traffic, might veer into unexpectedly brilliant territory. There was Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris in the Daily News, telling the MTA that City Hall would consider the Move NY traffic reduction plan to fund transit investment. Finally, a sign that some of the big players are getting serious about a comprehensive fix for the city's congestion problem.
July 23, 2015
Uber Makes the Case for NYC Cyclists to Download Lyft
It's hard to make livable streets advocates take the same side of an issue as the taxi medallion industry, but Uber's general manager in New York, Josh Mohrer, is giving it his best shot.
July 21, 2015
Eyes on the Street: The 158th Street Connector
The paint is down on what will be a short two-way bike lane on 158th Street in Washington Heights, part of a package of DOT improvements [PDF] to make biking and walking safer between the Hudson River Greenway and the recently reopened High Bridge linking Upper Manhattan to the Bronx. This segment runs between the Henry Hudson Parkway and Broadway.
July 21, 2015
Transpo Funding Intrigue in Washington State
Here's a look at what's happening around the Streetsblog Network today...
July 20, 2015
Will 2nd Ave Get Its Protected Bike Lane After Subway Construction Wraps?
As the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway wraps up sometime in the next two years, the largest construction zone in the city will turn back into a functional street. Those 40 blocks of Second Avenue on the Upper East Side won't be the same as before, though. Back in 2010, the city laid out a plan to add bus lanes and protected bike lanes on that stretch when construction is over.
July 17, 2015
A Thousand New Yorkers Call for Action on Vision Zero
A crowd estimated at 1,000 people strong gathered in Union Square yesterday evening to remember victims of traffic violence and call for preventive action at the Vision Zero Vigil, organized by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets.
July 15, 2015