Kevin Duggan
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Stroller Pilot Expands to 1,000 Buses, More Routes to Come
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Big Apple parents have for years demanded the agency revise that policy, citing the danger and difficulty they had to endure just to board a bus with kids.
DOT Widens Sidewalk, Adds Contraflow Bus Lane to Help East Bronx Commuters
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The city extended a sidewalk and cut out a circuitous loop from the Bronx's busiest bus route at the Pelham Bay Park subway station, and officials said the small upgrades will make for safer and shorter commutes.
‘The Mayor Wants This’: City Boots Vendors From Brooklyn Bridge — EXCLUSIVE
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The city booted vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway and has started deploying regular police patrols to stop them from setting back up on the busy pedestrian path — and the removal orders came straight from Mayor Adams, sellers told Streetsblog.
Pandemic Dining Program Added Outdoor Cafés to 17 Neighborhoods that Never Had Them
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And the "open restaurants" initiative was also a boon to especially blue collar districts of color outside of Manhattan, according to a new report.
UNDER FURTHER REVIEW: DOT To Study Canal Street For Bike and Pedestrian Improvements This Year
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The eight-month analysis will mark yet another study of the corridor — and the area's council member urged the Adams administration to actually get stuff done this time.
Transit Equity? Adams Budget Adds No New Funds for Fair Fares Discount Program
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Mayor Adams's preliminary budget does not increase funding for Fair Fares, the city's half-price MetroCard program for very low-income transit riders — a program that only last year, Mayor Adams called "transformative."
City Workers Drove Slower in Speed Governor Pilot, But Disabled Cap Hundreds of Times
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A city program putting speed restriction technology on a small number of government vehicles has shown promising results, with drivers speeding rarely and doing less hard braking — but workers can disable the system for 15 seconds at a time.
Locals Have Been Begging for Safer Street Where Trucker Killed Citi Bike Rider
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Four dead cyclists in three years. Enough is enough, say Astoria activists.
BREAKING: Cement Truck Driver Fatally Strikes Woman on Citi Bike in Astoria
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A trucker fatally struck a woman riding a Citi Bike in Astoria on Thursday evening, the fourth cyclist to be killed in the western Queens neighborhood in less than three years, according to officials.
Community Board 4 Wants Shared Street on W. 22nd — And Continued Open Street in the Meantime
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A Manhattan community board wants the city to turn the embattled W. 22nd open street into a permanent shared street — the latest twist in a saga that has seen the popular play street under fire from a small group of opponents.
Driver of Truck With 17 Speeding Tickets Fatally Hits Moped Rider In Williamsburg
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A motorist whose company truck has a long history of dangerous driving, fatally struck a moped rider on a dangerous Williamsburg street on Wednesday morning.
DOT Promises Bus Improvements on Livingston St., Downtown Brooklyn’s Placard Abuse Epicenter
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Bus speeds for the four routes going through that stretch are as low as 5.7 miles-per-hour, slower than the borough-wide average.