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Wednesday’s Headlines: Lots to Digest Edition
The pre-Happy Hour portion of the day ended with a late-afternoon doorstop of a press release from the Department of Transportation about the agency's work in 2022. We'll have more tomorrow, but first, the news.
December 21, 2022
Fifth Time’s the Charm? Advocates Wary of City’s Latest Talk of Redesigning the Ritzy Avenue
More than two years since the city first proposed a redesign of Fifth Avenue that included a car-free busway, Mayor Adams on Sunday announced a “major new visioning process to reimagine” the world-famous Manhattan corridor with improved pedestrian and cycling space, and expanded sidewalks. Huh.
December 20, 2022
DOT Promises Bus Improvements on Livingston St., Downtown Brooklyn’s Placard Abuse Epicenter
Bus speeds for the four routes going through that stretch are as low as 5.7 miles-per-hour, slower than the borough-wide average.
December 19, 2022
The Streetsblog Interview: New Head of Zipcar on Equity, Congestion and Parking
As the city hopes to reduce its dependence on private automobiles in order to cut back on congestion, emissions and traffic violence, it’s also looking to expand its carshare program. So we talked to the head of Zipcar about the company's prospects in New York.
December 19, 2022
Locals Don’t Love the City’s Long-Awaited Re-Widening of Crumbling BQE
The city on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited plans for the beleaguered triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, proposing three fairly similar options for a redesign of the crumbling infrastructure that will restore three lanes of traffic in each direction, albeit with a park on top.
December 14, 2022
City May Restore BQE to Six Full Lanes of Nastiness, Sources Say
The future of the BQE may be going backwards.
December 13, 2022
DOT Expects to Miss Targets for New Bus Lanes, Sources Say
The dim outlook on new lanes is bad news for the city’s more-than-one-million daily bus riders, whose commutes inch along at just 8 miles per hour on average across the city.
December 12, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: The DOT’s Reckless Driver Program Scratches the Very Outer Membrane of the Surface
Like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence, the Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program is an oxymoron. Let's look at the numbers.
December 9, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Sign Says Edition
There's an old saying in the news business that "news" is anything that an editor is interested in. Well, we've got plenty of that today!
December 6, 2022
Council Member Alexa Aviles: DOT Needs to Do ‘Better’ with Plan for 7th and 8th Avs.
When the Department of Transportation pitched a plan last to turn two-way Seventh and Eighth avenues in Sunset Park into one-way streets, with traffic-calming measures like protected bike lanes and expanded sidewalks, there was a backlash and the agency pulled back. But now the neighborhood has new leadership — and we spoke to her!
December 5, 2022
