Julianne Cuba
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‘Community Engagement’ Over Bike Lanes Includes Anti-Bike-Lane Crusader’s Rant From California
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The battle to improve our city and make roadways safer now includes people phoning in from California to berate Department of Transportation officials.
Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
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Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
Effort to Give DOT Crash Investigation Unit Ends Up Tilting Toward Expanding NYPD’s Role
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Well, if you can't beat 'em, expand 'em.
Early Data Show Flushing Busway Already Speeding Up Buses
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“The key to an effective bus system is well-enforced bus priority,” said MTA bus boss Craig Cipriano.
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates for Queens District 31
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Streetsblog spoke to the top hopefuls to see what they believe needs to be addressed. If you read no other Queens council story today, this is the one.
Advocates Say Bill to Address Helicopter Frustrations Doesn’t Go Far Enough — NYPD, and Out-of-Towners Still a Problem
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A City Council effort to rein private helicopters that locals say has terrorized the city with noise and pollution will do little to actually curb the problem, advocates say.
WINGING IT: Revel Expands With Monthly E-Bike Subscriptions
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Revel scooter's finally got Wings.
FOIL’ED AGAIN! DOT Does Not Want the Public to See its Placard Abuse Enforcement Guide
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“We believe DOT is illegally withholding information from the public that would allow New Yorkers to help root out the corruption on our streets,” Placard Abuse said in a statement.
DOT Wants a Permanent Protected Bike Lane on Northern Boulevard, But How Protected Will it Be?
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The agency presented a plan with flexible delineators, not jersey barriers. Members of a community board panel said, "Try again."
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
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The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
Queens Civic Panel Demands Long Overdue Fixes to Union Turnpike
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Queens residents are trying to shame the Department of Transportation into action to finally fix the horror show that is Union Turnpike.
DOT Is Relatively Unscathed in City’s Massive Budget Cut
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But what DOT does with the money is what counts, according to advocates.