City Council Calls for de Blasio to Fund Bike-Share Expansion and Fair Fares
The City Council is calling for two major transportation-related changes to Mayor de Blasio's budget: discount subway fares and Citi Bike expansion.
April 4, 2017
30 Blocks of Broadway Will Go Car-Free on Earth Day
On Saturday, April 22, the city will open up 30 blocks of Broadway for people, from Union Square to Times Square.
April 3, 2017
An Emerging Bike-Share Success Story in Bed-Stuy
The growth in bike-share ridership in Bedford-Stuyvesant is outpacing the rest of the city following a multi-year community organizing effort, according to a report released today by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
March 31, 2017
Dreaming Up a PeopleWay for 14th Street
While we're waiting to get a look at DOT and the MTA's forthcoming plans for the L train shutdown, Gothamist and Transportation Alternatives put on "L-ternative Visions" -- a design competition to envision 14th Street "as a people-first transit corridor." On Wednesday the winner was revealed.
March 31, 2017
De Blasio Advances 111th Street Safety Plan: “The Right Thing to Do”
Mayor de Blasio gave the go-ahead to DOT's plan for a road diet, wider pedestrian medians, and a two-way protected bike lanes on 111th Street in Corona. The mayor made the announcement last night at a neighborhood town hall in response to a question from Vero Ramirez of Mujeres en Movimiento.
March 30, 2017
A Short, Simple Bike Lane on Franklin Ave Got Snarled at Brooklyn CB 9
The Brooklyn Community Board 9 transportation committee endorsed a seven-block bike lane on Franklin Avenue earlier this month, but now it looks like a procedural snafu may scuttle the bike connection between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard.
March 29, 2017
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Will Tackle Deliveries and (Maybe) Parking
There was a little bit of everything at today's City Council transportation hearing -- and we have the highlights for you right here.
March 28, 2017
You Can Now Vote on How to Spend Money for Your Neighborhood (If You Live in One of These Districts)
Voting for participatory budgeting is open until April 2 -- residents in 31 of NYC's 51 City Council districts can cast a ballot to decide how to spend their council member’s discretionary funds.
March 27, 2017
Health Department: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Highest on Streets in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Pedestrian fatalities in NYC are disproportionately concentrated on streets in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to a new Department of Health analysis.
March 27, 2017
NYPD Seized 247 E-Bikes, Saving Zero Lives
E-bikes are not going anywhere. The city should be working on a strategy to safely integrate them into the transportation system, instead of pursuing this punitive approach.
March 24, 2017
