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Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive
An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.
March 30, 2021
New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals
Locals have resisted residential rezoning, but now are faced with another crisis: massive distribution centers and more truck traffic.
March 28, 2021
Electeds Call for Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue and Beyond
A growing chorus recognizes the danger, lack of equity on roadways as the cycling boom mounts.
March 26, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Would Allow Public To Weigh In on Citi Bike Fare Hikes
Council Member Carlina Rivera proposes to require oversight amid bike-share boom.
March 25, 2021
Strong Majority Supports Adding Cameras Over Cops: TransAlt
Roughy 78 percent, including 73 percent of drivers, support adding more speed safety cameras.
March 24, 2021
OPINION: Uptown and the Bronx Needs ‘Bridges for People’ Too
Washington Bridge, which spans the Harlem River, is a sad car sewer. Pedestrians, cyclists and transit need better access.
March 18, 2021
City Hall Remains Silent As Hudson River Greenway E-Bike Ban Continues
E-bike and e-scooter riders are getting another reminder that they're supposed to stay off the Hudson River Greenway even though their rides are street legal, a situation that has workers and advocates fuming.
March 15, 2021
ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’
"When I compare it to Paris, Milan, London it just feels like we wasted a historic opportunity," said one activist.
March 10, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic


March 8, 2021
Donovan Richards: Every Neighborhood In Queens Deserves A Connected Bike Network
Queens Beep Donovan Richards laid out an ambitious, aggressive transportation agenda in his 2021 State of the Borough. Could Queens be changing?
March 5, 2021