Jake Berman

Jake Berman is a cartographer, historian, and the author of The Lost Subways of North America. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vice, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian. A native of San Francisco, he now lives in Brooklyn.

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Safer Roads Are Just A Vacation Away

... Or how I learned to stop worrying and love what Europe does with active transportation.

Jake Berman

July 14, 2026

Protected Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s Greenway ‘Detour’ is Simply Unsafe for Cyclists

The greenway alongside the FDR Drive is closed for important resiliency work. But the city's detour is unsafe and unacceptable.

Jake Berman

October 8, 2025

MTA

What New York Can Learn from European Buses

Or better said, why the DOT and MTA should sweat the small stuff.

Jake Berman

September 15, 2025