Say Goodbye to Cars in Central Park
The last private car entered the park at 7 p.m. last night, culminating half a century of advocacy.
June 27, 2018
The Soft Underbelly of DOT’s L Train Shutdown Plan for 14th Street
Allowing taxi and Uber pick-ups and drop-offs in the busway, even for a maximum of one block, could create serious problems.
June 26, 2018
Here’s the DOT Plan for a Safer Ninth Street in Park Slope
The redesign will narrow crossing distances 26 percent, add painted pedestrians islands, and provide physical protection for the Ninth Street bike lane.
June 22, 2018
Safer Bikeways Slated for Columbus Circle and Amsterdam Avenue
The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee endorsed the projects unanimously.
June 21, 2018
Jimmy Van Bramer Consummates His Craven Reversal on Protected Bike Lanes for Sunnyside
Last April, Van Bramer stood next to a grieving widow and called for a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue. DOT produced a plan, but Van Bramer refused to support it.
June 20, 2018
Council Speaker Corey Johnson Still Has No Position on Busways and Bike Lanes During the L Train Shutdown
Other elected officials are speaking up for transit-priority measures and safe bike lanes. So far, Johnson has had very little to say.
June 20, 2018
Made in the Shade: First Look at the Broadway Bike Lane By Van Cortlandt Park
Backed by Council Member Andy Cohen, it's the first protected bike lane in the northwest Bronx.
June 19, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Signs of Greenway Progress on Flushing Avenue
Construction on the two-way protected bikeway is underway, three years behind schedule.
June 15, 2018
Crankiness About Car Storage Can’t Stop the Queens Boulevard Redesign
It's an example of what the de Blasio administration can accomplish when it decides to take its public safety mandate seriously.
June 14, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.
June 13, 2018