Bayonne Bridge Bike-Ped Path Opens — With No Safe Way to Get There
The Goethals Bridge pathway, meanwhile, is set to open "in the coming weeks" — once the Port Authority and DOT figure out a safe route for cyclists.
May 24, 2019
Speaker Corey Johnson Fights 13th Precinct Over E-Bike Confiscations
Johnson trolled commanders of a Midtown Manhattan police precinct on social media this week after they boasted on Twitter about confiscating four electric bicycles that appeared to belong to delivery workers— including one with a child's seat.
May 23, 2019
DOT Will Replace East Village ‘Mixing Zones’ With Semi-Protected Intersections
The First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes are about to get a whole lot safer, thanks to a new offset design.
May 22, 2019
Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’: 50 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Per Year — And A Lot More
The City Council Speaker is putting his legislative muscle where his mouth is.
May 21, 2019
BREAKING: MTA Cuts Back on Bus Service Amid Ongoing Ridership Crisis
Thirteen months after the launch of Andy Byford's "Bus Action Plan," New York City Transit will reduce service on specific routes this summer "to more closely align with customer demand," according to a memo distributed to MTA board members on Monday.
May 20, 2019
Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking
As Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee sees it, the very presence free on-street parking on the Upper West Side only serves to exacerbate congestion. On Tuesday, the panel demanded an end to it entirely.
May 17, 2019
Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling
Citi Bike's daily ridership increased by 7.8 percent last year, according to DOT's just-released "Cycling in the City" report — an increase that came even though Citi Bike did not expand its coverage footprint and the system experienced a two-month repair crisis that reduced the fleet almost in half.
May 14, 2019
STOP RIGHT THERE: Sorry, But A Traffic Light Wouldn’t Have Saved Emur Shavkator
Why would DOT ignore Council Member Mark Treyger's pleas for a traffic light at the deadly intersection? Treyger himself has a good answer: because traffic lights encourage speeding!
May 3, 2019
Candy Truck Driver Kills Three-Year-Old Emur Shavkator in Bath Beach
The 61-year-old driver was arrested after striking and killing a 3-year-old boy in a crosswalk in Bath Beach, police said.
May 2, 2019
The DOT Quandary: Double-Parking Isn’t Illegal — Except When It Actually Is
A new proposal aims to reduce congestion-causing deliveries, but objectively speaking, it won't change much on New York's chaotic streets unless the city stops giving so much free parking to car owners.
May 2, 2019
