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OPINION: NYPD’s ‘Bike Safety’ Tweets are a Joke
The NYPD loves to tweet photos of officers handing out bike safety pamphlets to cyclists. But is this really a good role for the police, to stop people on bikes and make them take a flier on how it's their fault when they get hit by someone driving a car?
December 17, 2020
City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again
The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!
December 15, 2020
‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists
Of all the people to park in a bike lane!
November 23, 2020
OPINION: City Must Protect Sunset Park Cyclists — Now
Infamous Third Avenue, under the Gowanus Expressway, has claimed five lives since 2019. The area's state senator wants action.
November 13, 2020
The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman
A candid conversation with London's bike and pedestrian mayor about saving our cities, beating community boards and putting health first in our transportation systems.
November 9, 2020
EYES ON THE STREET: Broken Bike-Lane Enforcement on Sixth Avenue
For a cyclist forced into traffic, Dylan said it all in "Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues": "The cops don't need you and, man, they expect the same."
November 6, 2020
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
November 5, 2020
Mets Fans To New Owner: Ya Gotta Believe Biking To Citi Field Could Be Better
The new Mets owner asked fans how to improve their experience — and he got an earful from cyclists.
November 3, 2020
Long-Stalled Third Avenue Safety Project Finally Begins … And Leaves Out Dangerous Areas and Communities of Color
When George W. Bush was still president, the feds allocated $14.6 million to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Fifteen years later, large swaths of the safe route have yet to be built, and the protected pathway stops short of the most deadly sections of Third Avenue.
October 30, 2020
City Ignoring Dangerous Conditions on Hudson River Greenway Despite Upcoming Bulkhead Repairs
Cyclists will have to wait at least two more years for a smooth, safe bike route along the nation's busiest bike path, despite the Parks Department's awareness that a long stretch of the Hudson River Greenway is dangerous.
October 23, 2020
