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Self-Driving Car Industry, Promising Safety, Pushes Back on DOT Plan to Regulate Testing
The proposed rules would make NYC "inhospitable" to life-saving autonomous vehicle technology, reps for tech giants said at a hearing on Wednesday.
September 1, 2021
OPINION: In Car Culture, Crash Victims are Always Blamed (Even By Loved Ones)
First, a driver hit me. Then many in my social circle implicitly blamed me. That’s reason enough for examining our deadly deal with the automobile.
August 17, 2021
New York Jets Coach Greg Knapp Killed by Driver, Media Calls It an ‘Accident’
The death of the beloved assistant coach has sparked an outpouring among football fans and outrage among street-safety advocates.
July 26, 2021
Sunset Park Safety Improvements Delayed Until at Least October After DOT Settles Lawsuit
A contentious plan is put off over a technicality.
July 23, 2021
Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year

July 23, 2021
Brooklyn Assembly Member Sues To Stop Safety Project DOT Hasn’t Even Started Yet
Assembly Member Peter Abbate's suit contends that the Department of Transportation did not notify local community boards within 90 days of starting the project ... which has no official start date yet. (So, um, how does that work?)
July 9, 2021
Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan
Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!
July 7, 2021
NYPD’s Fourth of July Vision Zero Plan Includes Targeting Cyclists For Riding on the Sidewalk
The NYPD’s Fourth of July safety plan includes both protecting cyclists, and punishing them in ways that have long been racially biased.
July 2, 2021
Eric Adams: If Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space, We Can Build A Protected Bike Route From Downtown Brooklyn To Park Slope
Brooklyn Borough President and presumptive mayor of New York Eric Adams said that an Adams administration could replace the current mishmash of unprotected bike lanes he rode on with a safe route that would be more welcoming to cyclists of all stripes.
June 25, 2021
OPINION: Extend the Queens Boulevard Bike Lanes to Jamaica!
Cyclists need safety as they cross streets with highway-like conditions on the way to a shopping and transit hub.
June 23, 2021