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Grieving Dad: Why I Support Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’ Bill
Harold Kahn, whose son Seth died in a crash in 2009, spoke so eloquently about his loss that we present his words in their entirety.
October 30, 2019
AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: Johnson’s ‘Streets Master Plan’ is Just a Start
The Speaker isn't pausing for a victory lap — and will in fact use the momentum for a new slate of legislation aimed at (yes, he said it again) breaking the car culture.
October 29, 2019
City Slow-Walks a Great Plan to Pedestrianize Part of Broadway
DOT says it is developing ideas for reclaiming the street on the Upper West Side. But it'll take a few years!
October 28, 2019
Broadway Bike Lane Connecting City Hall and Bowling Green Could Be Coming Soon
If taking out a main source of traffic for cars in the Financial District works like it did with the so-called "Miracle on 14th Street," then leaders of the neighborhood civic group are all for it.
October 25, 2019
Bronx Bus Redesign Spaces Out Stops, Beefs Up Crosstown Service
The MTA's plan for a redesigned Bronx bus network increases the distance between stops; adds all-door boarding across the system; plus adds frequency on three crosstown routes, a must-have for a borough with no crosstown subway lines.
October 23, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Pray for Safety Edition
Can we get an "Amen!"? On Thursday, Families for Safe Streets will renew the call for religious leaders to play a bigger role in Vision Zero. That and other other headlines from a busy Tuesday.
October 23, 2019
Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together
It is disappointing that, as the boroughs finally modernize their bus services with bus lanes, stop-consolidation and more, cycling again seems left out of the picture.
October 23, 2019
‘This Deal Reeks’: Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers ‘Quid Pro Quo’ with Anti-Bike-Lane Queens Pol
"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.
October 20, 2019
NYPD Secretly Alters Victim-Blaming Narrative of Death of E-Bike Rider and Charges Trucker
"There is no excuse for this practice," said Marco Conner of Transportation Alternatives.
October 18, 2019
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
October 16, 2019
