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To NYPD Commissioner Caban and the 24th Precinct CO: Get Your Priorities Straight
The NYPD’s approach to e-bike fatalities and to citizen complaints about e-bikes is to crack down on slow-moving traditional cyclists, presumably because they are easier to catch.
Manhattan Pol Upset at Delayed Rollout of Electrified Citi Bike Docks
"I urge the Department of Transportation and Con Edison to expedite the electrification of [Citi Bike] stations," Erik Bottcher wrote to the colossuses of conveyance and current last Friday.
Data Dive: More Delivery Workers are Registering Their Mopeds
“If you have plates, [the police] won’t summons you,” Junior Pichardo told Streetsblog the other day on Flatbush Avenue. “They won’t bother you.”
Pay Up: TransAlt Wants Delivery Apps to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streets
"There are knee-jerk responses that don't work and then there are responses that look system-wide," said Danny Harris, the group's executive director.
Jersey Lawmakers Pass Proposed Micromobility Insurance Law With Vague Promise to Fix It
Advocates are adamantly opposed to Sen. Nicolas Scutari's bill, fearing it would undermine the goals of reducing car dependency and carbon emissions. And it's expensive.
Every E-Biker Should Be Worried About NJ’s Proposed Insurance Law
Instead of ensuring safety on Garden State roads, requiring bikers to carry insurance could make roads more dangerous, inequitable and polluted.
Electeds Roll Out ‘Bike Safe’ Campaign While Admitting Cars are the Real Source of Danger
A trio of elected officials on the West Side are asking cyclists to be more mindful of pedestrians on the sidewalk, stop at red lights, and refrain from biking the wrong way in traffic.
Cyclists, Delivery Workers Fume After City Fails to Clear Icy Bridge Paths
Bike commuters and delivery workers faced treacherous, unplowed pathways on the four East River bridges long after it stopped snowing.
Feds One Step Closer to Requiring Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Batteries
Safety standards are fine, but the responsibility for securing better power packs will still fall on the lowest-paid workers in our city.