It Took DDC Six Years to Build This Clinton Hill Plaza
The project was one of the first public space improvements identified by NYC DOT's plaza program, then became a poster child for the dysfunctional capital construction process at the Department of Design and Construction.
January 22, 2018
It’s Happening: Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for Implementation This Spring
Just a few years ago, Fourth Avenue was a six-lane roadway filled with car traffic and hostile to anyone walking or biking.
January 18, 2018
CB 4 Committee Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for 26th and 29th Streets
The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee unanimously endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bikes lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night. The redesign calls for a five-foot parking-protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks, with variations where the street is wider or narrower.
January 18, 2018
First Look at DOT’s Plan for Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes in Midtown
DOT plans to add protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street in Manhattan, with other crosstown routes in the works for Midtown.
January 17, 2018
DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue
Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.
January 16, 2018
Grand Concourse Redesign Won’t Be Done Until 2022 at the Earliest
While major safety projects on Queens Boulevard and Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue quickly advance with low-cost materials, Bronxites will have to wait years for a safer Concourse.
January 12, 2018
TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero
To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets.
January 11, 2018
Brooklyn CB 6 Overwhelmingly Endorses Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes
Brooklyn Community Board 6 endorsed the DOT plan for protected bike lanes on Fourth Avenue last night, with a nearly unanimous vote. For a community board that balked at the initial redesign of Fourth Avenue a few years ago, it was a remarkably strong statement of support.
January 11, 2018
Van Bramer Won’t Back Skillman Protected Bike Lane Without a Pedestrian Crossing By P.S. 11
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is withholding support for protected bike lanes connecting Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge until the city addresses pedestrian safety concerns at P.S. 11 on Skillman Avenue.
January 10, 2018
Why You Should Care About de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
An installment of "Why You Should Care" from YouTuber Rina Krack succinctly conveys what's wrong with the mayor's approach to e-bikes.
January 9, 2018
