Bronx Scooter Pilot to Become Permanent — And Likely Expand
The universe (of scooters) is expanding.
November 14, 2022
#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City
A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?
November 11, 2022
DOT to Beautify Another Meatpacking District Street
The current overly wide 10th Avenue terminus will be transformed with shared-street markings, tables, chairs, a bike lane and new pedestrian zones and crosswalks to get walkers from the area around the Whitney Museum to the Hudson River Greenway.
November 9, 2022
UPDATE: Restler Bill to Allow Residents to Ticket Dangerous Drivers Gaining Steam
A City Council bill that advocates believe will unleash a nicely remunerated civilian army against drivers who recklessly block roadways and bike lanes is looking likely to move ahead.
November 7, 2022
Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Park Slope Crash as Bloody Year Continues
A pedestrian was critically injured when the 21-year-old driver of a massive Ford van slammed into him in Park Slope — and the latest analysis of crash data shows that such injuries remain all too common.
November 3, 2022
Adams at the Crossroads: Mayor Touts Intersection Fixes As Road Violence Crisis Continues
Mayor Adams says his administration has completed design improvements at more than 1,200 intersections. Let's dive in.
October 31, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: The Treachery of Images Edition
A rare first-person piece about a long bike ride. Plus other news.
October 28, 2022
The Blue Highway: City EDC Takes a Major Step Forward for Cleaner Freight
To paraphrase the old song: Four loaded pallets of beer on the boat, four loaded pallets of beer — if somebody somewhere would just build a pier ... more and more pallets of beer on the boat.
October 27, 2022
SEE IT: Red-Light-Running Driver Causes Horrific Crash on Canal Street
"No! Nooo! Aaahhhh!" Those are the horrifying utterances made by a Manhattan cyclist a split second before he was hit by a driver on Canal Street last week.
October 26, 2022
Massive Show of Support from Restaurant and Design Pros for a DOT-Led Open Restaurant Program
The list of supporters is like a Who's Who of the overlapping worlds of architecture, urban planning, public space management, design and livable streets advocacy.
October 25, 2022
