Just in Time for Summer, Two Big Detours on the Hudson River Greenway
One of New York's busiest bicycle routes has been interrupted this summer by two detours where the city is asking riders to dismount and walk for blocks.
May 19, 2015
Cabbie Faces Right of Way Charges for Critically Injuring Midtown Pedestrian
Taxi driver Babul Miah, 29, faces charges under the city's Right of Way Law after critically injuring a 20-year-old woman who was in the crosswalk at Eighth Avenue and West 57th Street on Saturday at approximately 5:30 p.m.
May 18, 2015
The East Bronx Doubles Down on Traffic-Oriented Development
The East Bronx is on track to get new Metro-North service, but developers are building unwalkable, traffic-generating projects near the stations, fueled by state and city funding for highway ramps and expansions. Unless things change, the new rail service will be marooned in a sea of car-centric sprawl and traffic congestion.
May 18, 2015
CB 7 Chair Says Its Street Safety Task Force Isn’t About Street Safety
At the beginning of 2014, drivers killed three people -- Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, and Samantha Lee -- on the Upper West Side in a matter of days. Neighbors turned out by the hundreds at vigils for the victims, and came out again to pack meetings demanding action. In response, Community Board 7 formed a street safety task force. More than a year later, there's little to show for it, and now CB 7 chair Elizabeth Caputo says the task force wasn't created to tackle street safety issues in the first place.
May 14, 2015
DOT Plans Safety Upgrades at Foot of Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown
Choked with car and truck traffic, the Manhattan Bridge ramps around Canal Street are a danger zone. DOT has a plan to tame some of the chaotic crossings for people on foot, which the Manhattan Community Board 3 transportation committee voted in favor of last night.
May 13, 2015
Upper West Siders to DOT: Citi Bike Stations Need to Be Closer Together
Citi Bike is coming to the Upper West Side, but the expansion map DOT revealed last night has big gaps between stations. Like the map for the Upper East Side, the UWS plan calls for fewer stations per square mile than the current Citi Bike service area.
May 13, 2015