Bicycle Rush Hour on Chrystie Street
It's now common to see bike traffic outnumber car traffic on this connection to the Manhattan Bridge. The Chrystie Street protected bike lane and the Jay Street protected bike lane, on top of the bike network development that came before them, plus the availability of Citi Bike, are clearly moving the needle.
June 15, 2018
Eight Essential Charts and Maps From NYC DOT’s New Mobility Report
The topline numbers scream for congestion pricing and the rapid implementation of NYCT chief Andy Byford's Fast Forward transit plan.
June 15, 2018
Today’s Headlines
Karen Koslowitz Is Going to Lead a Rally Against Bike Lanes. Thanks, Jay Parker! (QChron) State’s Top Court Again Rules That Cities Can Be Liable for Dangerous Street Design (Times-Union) Van Bramer Quiet on Sunnyside Bike Infrastructure He Demanded a Year Ago (QChron, TL) Medallions Fetch Fraction of Former Price at Auction, and Gene Freidman … Continued
June 15, 2018
Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli
Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.
June 14, 2018
Today’s Headlines
It’s Official — NYC Budget Includes Half-Price MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers (NYT, AMNY) How Does Andy Byford Plan to Speed Up the Resignaling of the Subway? (NYT) If Albany Doesn’t Act on Speed Cams, They’re Putting Older New Yorkers at Risk (Eagle) These Are the NYC Streets With the Worst Speeding Problem, According to … Continued
June 12, 2018
Newsflash: New York City Curb Space Was Privatized Long Before Car-Share Companies Came Along
Most New York City curb space has been off-limits to most New Yorkers for generations.
May 31, 2018
