Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testifying at City Hall. Photo: City Council/Emil Cohen

DOT Commissioner: Bike Lane Delays Are Not About the Money!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 15, 2019 | 26 Comments

Commissioner Polly Trottenberg doesn’t need more cash to install the 50 miles of protected bike lanes a year that Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants — she just needs less bureaucracy.

Aurilla Lawrence, who was killed by a hit-and-run truck driver in Williamsburg on Feb. 28. Photo provided by Danijela Dusanic.

More Fury Over de Blasio Ticket Blitzes After Cyclists are Killed

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 4, 2019 | 11 Comments

What is with the NYPD's ongoing crackdowns against cyclists after cyclists are killed?

The ghost bike of Aurilla Lawrence was installed Friday afternoon, hours after she was killed by a hit-and-run truck driver in Brooklyn. Photo: Julianne Cuba.

Working Cyclists Mourn One of Their Own — And Demand More Safety

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 2, 2019 | 7 Comments

Cycle of pain: Another ghost bike, more outrage from cyclists and more promises from the city.

The cyclist and truck driver were about to pass this construction area when the driver hit the rider. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver in Injury-Heavy Area of Brooklyn

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 1, 2019 | 4 Comments

The cyclist was run down on Broadway near Rodney Street.

APP-HORRENT! Google Maps Now Helps Drivers Avoid Speed Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 6, 2019 | 155 Comments

The NYPD has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the ubiquitous tech giant demanding it stop aiding scofflaws.

Hugo Garcia was doored and then run over on Third Avenue on New Year's Day, 2019. Photo: Garcia family

Fundraising Campaign Set Up to Aid Family of Fatally Doored Cyclist

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

Hugo Garcia was cycling to work at Bagels by the Park in Carroll Gardens at around 6 a.m. on the dangerous wide stretch of the mini-speedway in Sunset Park when he was killed.

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