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If the Calendar Says ‘Friday,’ It’s Another Day of Hell on Varick Street
Traffic congestion on the Holland Tunnel-bound roadway is a disaster for cyclists and pedestrians — and it's been this way for years!
August 10, 2018
After Cycling Politician is Killed, Louisiana Parish Seeks to Make Biking Harder
A list of proposals by a parish committee is a joke.
August 6, 2018
Witness to Xellea Samonte Crash Contradicts NYPD Victim-Blaming But Cops Ignored Him
Police would rather blame the victim of a crash than the driver who killed her.
July 31, 2018
Lime Bike Official Actually Thinks E-Scooters Are the Next Big Thing
Will scooters help cities push out Uber and Lyft? Scott Kubly thinks so.
July 27, 2018
How America’s Bike Helmet Fixation Upholds a Culture of “Unfettered Automobility”
By almost any quantifiable safety metric, the helmet fixation has failed. People bike at low rates in the U.S. compared to international peers, and suffer higher injury and fatality rates per mile of cycling.
February 14, 2018
Brooklyn Electeds Pay Tribute to Edwin Ajacalon and Call on Albany to Prevent Deadly Speeding
At a vigil last night, elected officials and street safety advocates paid tribute to Edwin Ajacalon, the 14-year-old from Guatemala who was killed by a teenage driver in Brooklyn Saturday night. Calling Ajacalon an "all-American boy" and "a vital thread in the beautiful tapestry that is New York City," they pressed for street safety improvements and a culture change among drivers after yet another death of a cyclist, the 20th in 2017.
November 28, 2017
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 14-Year-Old Cyclist Edwin Ajacalon in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn over the weekend, a driver killed a child on a bike who worked delivery jobs to help support his family. NYPD filed no charges.
November 27, 2017
Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance
Nearly 300 people gathered to press City Hall for safer street designs and Albany for an expansion of NYC's speed camera program.
November 20, 2017
After Cyclist Deaths, Manhattan CB 4 Presses DOT for Protected Crosstown Bikeways
After drivers killed two cyclists in the district last month, Manhattan Community Board 4 is reiterating its request for DOT to install protected bike lanes on crosstown streets in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen.
July 11, 2017
An Idea That Sticks: Another Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Goes Permanent
Tactical urbanism projects are prompting cities to improve the bike-riding environment.
June 16, 2017
