Levine Stands Up for Riverside Drive Road Diet Under Attack By CB 9
A plan to calm traffic on a speeding-plagued stretch of Riverside Drive in West Harlem would be gutted if Community Board 9 members get their way, but Council Member Mark Levine, who represents the area, wants DOT to move ahead with the safety plan.
March 6, 2015
United Front of Electeds Join CB 3 to Ask for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie
A week after Manhattan Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution asking for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Chrystie Street, elected officials representing the area -- from the city, state, and federal levels -- sent a letter to DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione asking her to follow through [PDF].
March 6, 2015
Hsi-Pei Liao Tells Pete Donohue Why the Right-of-Way Law Matters
In the skirmish over the Right-of-Way Law, which allows for misdemeanor charges when a driver strikes a pedestrian or cyclist with the right of way, the rationale for enacting the law sometimes gets lost.
March 5, 2015
De Blasio Commits $250M to Overhaul Major Streets, But How Far Will It Go?
Before a City Council transportation committee budget hearing this morning, the de Blasio administration announced its "Great Streets" initiative, which includes $250 million in capital funds to improve safety on Queens Boulevard, the Grand Concourse, Atlantic Avenue, and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn.
March 5, 2015
CB 12 Committee Puts Parking Over Safety in Vote on Uptown Bike Lanes
DOT is proposing significant bicycle and pedestrian upgrades in Washington Heights, but the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee wants to nibble away at a protected bike lane in the plan. The committee voted to support the DOT plan but with modifications that would shrink a proposed protected bike lane on Edgecombe Avenue to preserve parking.
March 5, 2015
No Easy Answers at City Council Hearing on Trucks and Bike/Ped Safety
Trucks pose an outsize danger on New York City streets. This afternoon, elected officials, agency staff, union representatives, and advocates tackled the issue at a City Council transportation committee hearing.
March 3, 2015