DOT Tests Out New Intersection Design for Protected Bike Lanes
DOT is starting to test out bikeway intersection designs that could replace the "mixing zone" treatment the agency has favored for the past several years.
October 9, 2017
Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park
Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.
October 9, 2017
MTA Survivors Dish on the Agency’s Reluctance to Embrace Change
The MTA may have talented staff, but the changes needed to modernize and improve train and bus service are routinely stifled by a risk-averse internal culture that doesn't place a high value on promptly adopting best practices in the transit industry.
October 6, 2017
Months After DOT Promised a Safety Plan, Another Life-Threatening Crash on Grand Street
More than a year has passed since CB 1 and Council Member Reynoso asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for the street.
October 5, 2017
Want a Street Improvement for Your Neighborhood? Tell the City Council By October 13.
With participatory budgeting, New Yorkers vote on how to spend the discretionary funds allocated to their City Council district.
October 4, 2017
In the Works: Safer South Bronx Bike Connections to Randall’s Island
DOT crews are building out two protected bike lane routes linking the neighborhoods north of the Bruckner Expressway to the island.
October 3, 2017
DOT Previews Car-Lite 43rd Street by Grand Central
Once it was off-limits to cars this afternoon, the block filled up with people pretty much instantaneously.
September 29, 2017
New Citi Bike Stations Arrive in Harlem and Astoria
All told, this year Citi Bike is adding 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes, increasing the size of the system by about 20 percent.
September 29, 2017
Bx6 Riders Rave About Bus Lanes and All-Door Boarding
Dedicated bus lanes and all-door boarding debuted on the Bx6 earlier this month, and riders are noticing the difference.
September 29, 2017
Trottenberg: Transit-Only 14th Street “Not in Our Plan” For L Train Shutdown
The DOT commissioner told an audience at New York Law School that buses would get priority of some sort but didn't commit to a high-capacity transitway that can operate without interference from private motor vehicle traffic.
September 28, 2017
