Eyes on the Street: The New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path Opens
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The director of Bike Tarrytown gives us a guided tour of the new cycling route over the Hudson River — and its flaws.
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Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary
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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.
WHEW! New Gates on Kosciuszko Bridge Bike Path Aren’t What We Feared
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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
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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?
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
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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.
State to Study Reuse of Old ‘Motor Parkway’ in Eastern Queens
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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.