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Brooklyn DA Creates ‘Street Safety Bureau’ to Bolster Crash Investigation, Draft New Laws
“We must do all we possibly can to battle traffic violence," said DA Eric Gonzalez.
July 16, 2020
Upper West Side Panel Joins Push For Crosstown Bike Lanes Amid Bike Boom
Safe routes sought, especially after a cyclist was killed by a school-bus driver while traversing Central Park last winter.
July 15, 2020
City’s Previously Announced Secure Bike Parking Pilot Will Not Happen
"One of the goals was to examine the financial feasibility," a DOT spokesperson told Streetsblog. "Unfortunately, we concluded it was not feasible."
July 10, 2020
City Council Passes E-Bike Legislation, But More Work Remains, Advocates Say
The City Council voted on Thursday to legalize e-bikes and authorize an e-scooter pilot program — ending a years-long struggle for food-delivery workers who were subject to constant police harassment simply for doing their jobs on the bikes.
June 25, 2020
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam
An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?
June 25, 2020
Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges
Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.
June 24, 2020
NYPD Targets Black and Brown Cyclists For Biking On The Sidewalk
Biking while Black is still a thing in New York City.
June 22, 2020
Cyclist Injuries Still Soaring In The Bronx — Despite Falling Citywide
Injuries to Bronx cyclists soared last week compared to the same time period last year — even as total collisions are down, and as bike injuries in the other four boroughs are also down, according to NYPD statistics.
June 18, 2020
Trek Bicycles Declines To Divest From NYPD Despite ‘Abhorrent’ Use of Bikes Against Protesters
The company that sells bicycles to the NYPD has refused activists' demands that it divest from its relationship with a brutal department.
June 10, 2020
Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Leave Out Neighborhoods That Need It Most
A map created by the Trust for Public Land reinforces the inequitable distribution of open streets so far.
May 21, 2020
