Queensboro Bridge Bike/Ped Path Will Close Every Night Until 2017 (At Least)
People who bike over the Queensboro Bridge had to endure months without nighttime access to the bridge's car-free path earlier this year, with ConEd infrastructure work closing off the north outer roadway. Now, after a short respite, ConEd work has resumed, and nightly closures are slated to last "through the end of the year," according to DOT's Facebook page for the bridge.
September 30, 2016
NYC Needs Huge Growth in Cycling to Reach de Blasio’s Climate Goals
Mayor de Blasio wants NYC on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, but reducing transportation-related emissions won't be possible without a significant mode shift away from private vehicles.
September 29, 2016
De Blasio Signs Right of Way and Bike Access Bills
Following unanimous City Council votes earlier this month, Mayor de Blasio signed several bills yesterday with important implications for walking and biking in NYC.
September 29, 2016
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes Around Union Square
DOT began installing new bike lanes leading to and around Union Square this week.
September 28, 2016
How to Keep Buses Moving on the 14th Street PeopleWay
As the city and MTA consider how to move thousands of L train passengers across Manhattan when the subway line shuts down for Sandy-related repairs, momentum is growing for a 14th Street "PeopleWay" free of private motor vehicles. But with 10,000 passengers during the peak hour in the peak direction, prohibiting cars alone won't prevent 14th Street from becoming a bus parking lot, according to Annie Weinstock and Walter Hook at BRT Planning International.
September 28, 2016
Want Better Bus Service? Share Your “Woes on the Bus” With NYC Electeds
If you've ever taken a New York City bus, you probably have a horror story. Maybe you were late to school thanks to a double-parked motorist idling in the bus lane, or missed an appointment after you waited 20 minutes for a bus to show up, then three arrived all at the same time, already packed with riders. Now you can tell your elected representatives to fix these problems via the Riders Alliance's "Woes on the Bus" campaign.
September 28, 2016
Private Trash Haulers Pollute Low-Income NYC Neighborhoods of Color
With the city preparing reforms for the commercial waste carting industry, the Transform Don't Trash NYC Coalition of labor and environmental justice groups released a report today calling attention to how private trash trucks disproportionately harm air quality in a few specific low-income communities of color [PDF].
September 27, 2016
Bronx Electeds Call for “Complete” Concourse for Buses, Bikes, and People
With momentum building for a complete street and fully-protected bikeway along the Grand Concourse, Council Member Andrew Cohen joined Bronx activists on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse this morning to call on the city to redesign the street thoroughly and expeditiously.
September 27, 2016
Expanded Citi Bike Routinely Hitting 60,000 Trips Per Day
With 67,489 trips last Wednesday, Citi Bike hit a new daily ridership peak for the ninth time this month, according to an email sent to members this morning. Riders have made 10 million Citi Bike trips so far in 2016, reaching the milestone more three months earlier than last year.
September 26, 2016
Take a Stand Against Affordable Housing By Saving This Parking Garage
In NYC's current affordable housing shortage, every square foot counts. With that in mind, the city announced plans earlier this year to relinquish three parking garages it owns on West 108th Street to make way for 280 units of new housing, all of which would be reserved for people earning less than the average income in the area. Naturally, hysteria ensued.
September 23, 2016