Jimmy Van Bramer Called for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue a Year Ago Today. Now He’s Undecided.
Queens Community Board 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith has also flip-flopped, saying she doesn't want protected bike lanes on 43rd and Skillman.
April 13, 2018
Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses
Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.
April 12, 2018
Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers
The City Council speaker said the "Fair Fares" program would be a "pillar" of his budget negotiations with Mayor de Blasio.
April 11, 2018
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Isn’t Serious, and Neither Is the City Council Transportation Committee
Today's transportation hearing felt like a throwback to the City Council of 10 or 20 years ago, when the main purpose of the committee was to provide a forum for gripes about parking hassles.
April 10, 2018
NYC’s Private Trash Truck Mayhem Goes From Bad to Worse
The number of crashes in the city involving the 20 largest private trash truck operators nearly doubled in the two-year period ending February 28.
April 9, 2018
De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
April 6, 2018
Citi Bike Offering $3 Single Ride Fares as a Promo. Why Not Make It Permanent?
The single ride fare is a month-long promotion that raises the question of whether Motivate - and New Yorkers interested in using bike-share - might be better off making it permanent.
April 4, 2018
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Security Theater Revival in Times Square
Police barricades are back obstructing the Seventh Avenue bike lane in Times Square, which NYPD has made unrideable for most of its existence.
April 4, 2018
De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets
Advocates welcomed the announcement while pointing out that more needs to be done to prevent harassment of deliver workers by police.
April 3, 2018
Plight of Spring: Insane Crowding on the Brooklyn Bridge
It's unreasonable to wait years for the promenade to be expanded when the city could repurpose a lane of bridge traffic for bicycling much faster.
April 2, 2018
