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Today’s Headlines
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James O’Neill to Albany: Expand Speed Cameras Now (AMNY, News) PS 124 Principal Annabell Burrell Dreads Losing More Children to Reckless Drivers (Post) Weekday Subway Ridership Down Nearly 100,000 Trips Compared to Last Year (News) NYC Hasn’t Figured Out How to Get Uber to Work Well in the City (Bloomberg) MTA Hires First Head of […]
Go Ahead — Take a Ride on the Park Row Bikeway
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After years of limited public access, the Park Row project will improve north-south bike trips under the Brooklyn Bridge, and will link the bridge and Chinatown.
If New Yorkers Lose Life-Saving Speed Cameras, Blame Andrew Cuomo
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Cuomo could back up public statements of support for automated speed enforcement by pressuring John Flanagan and the State Senate to reauthorize cameras. Instead he's allowed senators to use Simcha Felder's cartoon villainy as an excuse to let the program come dangerously close to extinction.
This Week: A Better Hudson Greenway, a Smarter Sheridan Teardown, and Safer Bikeways for the West Side and Park Slope
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The slate of events this week has major implications for the street network in Hunts Point, the West Side of Manhattan, and Park Slope. If you use these streets, get involved and speak up for policies that put walking and biking first.
Today’s Headlines
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State Senate Chucks Life-Saving Speed Cams Into End-of-Session Bill Larded With Poison Pills (News) Shoup’s Prescription for Getting a Price on NYC’s Free Parking: Distribute Revenue Fairly (NYT) MTA Will Stop Blaming Passenger Crowding as the Default Reason for Subway Delays (News) Drunk Driver Kills David Bloomer, 32, Crossing Tompkins Ave in Stapleton (News) Stay […]
Bicycle Rush Hour on Chrystie Street
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It's now common to see bike traffic outnumber car traffic on this connection to the Manhattan Bridge. The Chrystie Street protected bike lane and the Jay Street protected bike lane, on top of the bike network development that came before them, plus the availability of Citi Bike, are clearly moving the needle.