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Thursday: Speak Up for Cross-Town Central Park Bike Paths
A plan to open Central Park to east-west bike traffic is poised to move forward, and proponents are encouraged to turn out Thursday night to voice their support.
June 1, 2011
New York Post Bike Bile: Deliberate Lies or Pure Ineptitude?
It's getting to the point -- probably well past the point, actually -- where the non-stop cyclist hate spewing from the New York Post has attained a level of self-parody. So free of fact and full of bald-faced vitriol is the paper's latest editorial, praising Ray Kelly's NYPD for a marked increase in cyclist summonses, that it's tempting to dismiss it as unworthy of thoughtful response.
May 26, 2011
Research Bolsters Case for Cycle Tracks While AASHTO Updates Guide
For decades, dueling camps of cycling advocates have feuded about how to best accommodate riders. Some have pushed for the construction of Dutch-style cycle tracks, arguing that separated lanes make bicycling safer and less intimidating, while others have insisted such infrastructure isolates riders and makes cycling more dangerous than simply remaining within the flow of traffic.
April 27, 2011
Nancy Gruskin Launches Delivery Cyclist Safety Campaign
Nancy Gruskin, who founded the Stuart C. Gruskin Family Foundation after her husband was killed by a cyclist in Midtown two years ago, launched a new campaign to educate delivery cyclists about the rules of the road this morning. The "5 to Ride" campaign will ask restaurants to pledge to teach their delivery cyclists five basic rules, grouped in this mnemonic order:
March 22, 2011
Brits Get the Clearest View of Park Slope Bike Lane Fight
If you just landed in the city or you've been off the grid for the past eight months, you might be wondering what the heck is going on on Prospect Park West. To catch yourself up, dive into this exquisite piece from the Guardian's Matt Seaton.
March 9, 2011
Pedestrians and Cyclists Come First at D.C. Street Safety Hearing
"If we want to give meaning to multi-modal transportation ... and if we want a vibrant city, then we must encourage safety for people who walk and bicycle."
February 16, 2011
City Council Bills to Release Traffic Data Pass Committee Unanimously
Three bills to open up information about traffic and street safety to the public cleared the City Council's transportation committee unanimously today. According to committee chair James Vacca, the bills are scheduled for a floor vote this Wednesday. Two of the bills, in particular, should provide New Yorkers with a much clearer picture of what's happening on their streets and empower them to fight for increased safety.
February 14, 2011
DOT Presents Full Menu of Street Improvements for Jackson Heights
When large numbers of pedestrians, trucks and cars battle for limited space, you get a traffic mess. When that traffic mess is in one of the nation’s first high-density garden communities, which now is also one of the nation’s most diverse communities, you get Jackson Heights.
February 14, 2011
269 People Killed in NYC Traffic Crashes Last Year
According to DOT data, 269 people died in traffic crashes on the streets of New York City last year, 11 more than in 2009. While that total shows New York City's streets to be the safest of any major American city and less deadly than a generation ago, as Mayor Bloomberg said when announcing the same data last year, "even one traffic fatality is too many."
February 7, 2011
Tonight: Get In on the Ground Floor of Steve Levin’s Traffic Task Force
Brooklyn Council Member Steve Levin will host the first meeting of a new "traffic task force" tonight in Boerum Hill. According to Levin spokesperson Hope Reichbach, the group is convening in response to a number of long-time neighborhood traffic issues.
February 2, 2011