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Long-Stalled Third Avenue Safety Project Finally Begins … And Leaves Out Dangerous Areas and Communities of Color
When George W. Bush was still president, the feds allocated $14.6 million to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Fifteen years later, large swaths of the safe route have yet to be built, and the protected pathway stops short of the most deadly sections of Third Avenue.
October 30, 2020
NYC Transit Boss: City Has To Speed Up Bus Lane Installation
We'll never paint the town red at this rate.
October 28, 2020
Cops Must Stop Victim-Blaming Crash Victims, Brooklyn Prosecutor Says
Victim-blaming plays an outsized role in reducing the imperative among the political class to fix our streets.c
October 28, 2020
Open Storefronts! Mayor Expands Open Streets Program for Retailers (Sort Of!)
The mayor had been under pressure from such civic groups as City Rise, which has been calling for repurposing roadways for retail.
October 28, 2020
Seeing the Future: W. 103rd Street Transformed in Pilot Open Space Project
Here's looking at you, 103rd St.
October 26, 2020
Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
October 25, 2020
Mayor Admits Many Promised Bus Lanes May Not Happen This Year — If Ever
Two times in as many weeks, fed-up straphangers have asked the mayor about the busways he promised back in June — and both times, de Blasio's answers were embarrassing.
October 23, 2020
Vision Zero Cities: Removing Police from Traffic Enforcement Is Crucial — and Hard!
The biggest hold-up, says Council Member Carlina Rivera, is “political will.” But that's not all.
October 21, 2020
Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses
We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.
October 20, 2020
De Blasio Says, ‘Busways? Busways? But I Fixed Alternate-Side Parking!’
Once again, the mayor's brain is stuck in park.
October 16, 2020
