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Safety at Last! City Will Finally Finish Queens Blvd. Bike Lane, Promised a Decade Ago
The Department of Transportation said it will repurpose a travel lane in each direction for bike lanes between Union Turnpike in Forest Hills and Hillside Avenue in Briarwood.
May 30, 2023
Citigroup Renews NYC Bike-Share Sponsorship — Is It Time For Public Funding?
The deal is good news, but questions remain.
May 26, 2023
City Council Poised to Pass ‘Home Rule’ Message for Sammy’s Law on Thursday
On Wednesday, Council Member Jen Gutierrez shared the news that it's going to finally happen.
May 24, 2023
Cycling Advocates To DOT: Great Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Plan, Here’s How To Make It Better
Cycling advocates in Brooklyn gave the Department of Transportation high marks for its proposed protected bike lane upgrade on Bedford Avenue, but said there's a couple of tweaks that can turn it from good to great.
May 24, 2023
Not Again: Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Delayed Til ‘Mid-2024’
A city plan to give both pedestrians and cyclists their own space on the crowded Queensboro Bridge won’t be done until at least the middle of next year, the DOT now says.
May 23, 2023
Council Transportation Committee Chair Says City Needs More Parking
The city should provide motorists with more parking spaces citywide in order to clear bus and bike lanes of illegal parking, the chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee apparently said on Friday.
May 22, 2023
Widowed Husband of Slain Cyclist Says Ninth Street Redesign ’Falls Short’
The city's proposed changes to a dangerous stretch of Ninth Street in Gowanus do not go far enough to make the street safer, the widowed husband of a cyclist killed there earlier this year charged on Wednesday.
May 19, 2023
Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program
The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
May 19, 2023
A Bridge Too Far: City Seeks Authority to Ban Sellers From Spans
DOT wants to officially ban street vendors from its bridges after NYPD temporarily ejected sellers from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade in January — raising the alarm for merchants who say they have fewer and fewer places to hawk their wares.
May 18, 2023
Advocates: City Must Make E-Mobility Safer and More Widespread — And Here’s How To Do It
The bike boom is now going vroom, vroom.
May 17, 2023
