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Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs?
The DOT envisions charging for space now given away in the Open Restaurant program. But its piecemeal approach shows the need for public space management.
February 9, 2022
Outdoor Dining Under Fire: Advocates Want Equity at the Curb, Not Parking
The City Council will hear testimony on Tuesday from many opponents of the Open Restaurants program — and livable streets activists agree on one thing with the NIMBYs: curbside space should generate the most public benefit (in other words, it isn't for free parking).
February 7, 2022
UPDATE: Brooklyn Moped Rider is Killed by a School Bus Driver
This year's road bloodshed crisis continued with another killing, this time of a moped rider on notorious Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
February 4, 2022
Queensboro Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Delayed a Full Year
"We are concerned about the timeline," two Council member said in a statement.
February 3, 2022
Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves
“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.
February 3, 2022
THE SLOW WALK: What Happened to Those Cyclist-Friendly Rules?
Two rules that would have made life easier for cyclists, and encouraged more bike riding by the public, have not been implemented.
February 3, 2022
FOR PEDS’ SAKE: City Must Take Over Sidewalk and Curb Clearance, Pols Say
A growing chorus of local electeds is demanding that rules be changed to require the city, presumably the Department of Sanitation, to remove snow from sidewalks and pedestrian curb zones, a responsibility that now belongs to property owners.
February 2, 2022
New City Hall Climate Teams Must Focus On Transportation Emissions Reductions, Advocates Say
What does Mayor Adams’s new climate office mean for the main challenges: reducing car ownership and overturning years of environmental racism?
February 2, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Pedestrian Fatalities Mount Edition
It's already an ugly year for road deaths. Plus other news.
February 2, 2022
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Busy Brooklyn Street — And Driver is Charged
A Brooklyn woman was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning in a crash at an intersection where snow had still not been properly cleared. (Update: the driver was charged.)
February 1, 2022
