Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DOT

The new Sheridan Boulevard. Courtesy: Gov. Cuomo's office

Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.

From the wrong angle, it might look like a new gate on the Kosciuszko Bridge might limit cyclist and pedestrian access. But it turns out, it's just a zig-zag so riders don't pick up too much speed. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

WHEW! New Gates on Kosciuszko Bridge Bike Path Aren’t What We Feared

By Streetsblog | Dec 8, 2019 | No Comments

Mystery solved: The new gates at the Queens foot of the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path don't fully close, meaning that they can't be deployed to close the roadway for non-motorists as some cyclists had feared.

If New York Can’t Protect Bogdan Darmetko, It Can’t Protect Anybody

By Dave Colon | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

If New York can't keep Bogdan Darmetko alive, or show any interest in learning lessons from his death, what hope is there for the rest of us?

State DOT contractors placed jersey barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in 2017 to prevent cars from mowing down cyclists — but only now the state is going to improve the unprotected intersections. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 26, 2019 | 34 Comments

Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.

A section of the Motor Parkway trail in Queens before it abruptly ends at Winchester Avenue. Photo: Motor Parkway East

State to Study Reuse of Old ‘Motor Parkway’ in Eastern Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 19, 2019 | 10 Comments

Queens cyclists and pedestrians are closer to getting more control over a car highway in that was built in the early days of the automobile.

The West Side greenway, shot from the Intrepid bridge at 46th Street. Photo: Danny Pearlstein

Blame State DOT for the Slushy Mess on the West Side Greenway on Friday Morning

By David Meyer | Nov 16, 2018 | 14 Comments

The state's overbuilt response to last year's vehicular terrorist attack on the West Side Greenway has made the nation's most popular bike path nearly impassible during snow storms like the one on Thursday.

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