NYPD Security Theater: Out of the Times Square Bike Lane and Onto the Sidewalk
A few months after the city built a raised bike lane on Seventh Avenue to create a bicycling bypass around the Times Square plazas, NYPD closed if off with barricades in response to a fatal vehicular attack. Seven months later, the bike lane segment is free and clear.
February 6, 2018
Manhattan Community Board 6 Committee Endorses Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
It's the second community board committee to vote for the project of the three community districts along the project route.
February 6, 2018
De Blasio Sounds Ready to Negotiate on Congestion Pricing
Bill de Blasio spent the summer and fall knocking congestion pricing, but since the release of road pricing recommendations by Governor Cuomo's Fix NYC panel, the mayor has softened his stance.
February 6, 2018
Brian Kavanagh: Congestion Pricing “Should Be Part of the Equation”
Both the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides of Kavanagh's State Senate district are overrun by motorists drawn to the promise of a free trip across the East River.
February 5, 2018
Clinton Street Protected Bike Lane Returns After Two-Month Hiatus
The two-way bike lane had vanished between Grand Street and East Broadway after DOT repaved the street at the end of November.
February 2, 2018
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried Supports “the Concept” of Congestion Pricing
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried believes in congestion pricing, in theory. The question now, as it was ten years ago, is how hard he'll work to enact a policy that would benefit his constituents enormously.
February 2, 2018
Advocates: L Train Replacement Bus Service Better Move Faster Than Walking Speed
Transit riders came out in force yesterday for a rally on 14th Street calling on the MTA and DOT to raise the bar in their L train shutdown plan.
February 1, 2018
Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures
An informal survey by the union representing NYC's healthcare workers found that transit was the number two source of stress for industry employees, behind only "the death of a family member."
January 31, 2018
Corey Johnson Calls on Albany to Pass Congestion Pricing “This Year, This Session”
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is fast becoming the most outspoken local politician in support of congestion pricing.
January 30, 2018
8 Street Redesigns DDC Is Taking Forever to Build
While the implementation of long-term street improvements is worth some inconvenience, under DDC the process consistently drags on longer than it should, in some cases increasing political opposition to beneficial changes.
January 30, 2018
