Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT

A Round and a Roundy: On Thanksgiving, Who Can Give Thanks for Safe Streets?

By Streetsblog | Nov 26, 2020 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist reminds us that the original sin of Vision Zero is that roads in wealthy neighborhoods are safer than those in lower-income communities.

Vision Zero ain't done. File photo: Julianne Cuba

De Blasio: Vision Zero Will Have to be Finished by the Next Mayor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments

So will Vision Zero get any clearer during the campaign next year? We're starting to hear from the candidates!

The cargo bike corral outside of Whole Foods on Warren Street. Photo: Austin Horse

DOT Installs Lower Manhattan Cargo Bike Zone Despite Community Board ‘Nay’

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

This is good news for anyone who supports safe streets, less congestion, less pollution and better use of public land, advocates say.

Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog’s Report Card on Her Long Tenure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Incomplete! That's the overall grade that Streetsblog gives Polly Trottenberg for her seven years as the leader of the Department of Transportation and her oversight of the mayor's signature Vision Zero program.

The Jeep of a Kings County District Attorney detective parked illegally on Adams Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Of all the people to park in a bike lane!

Bird e-scooters, pictured during a product demonstration last month at Astoria Park on Shore Blvd. Photo: Bird/Dennis A. Clark

OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them

By Travis VanderZanden | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.

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