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Cycling Advocate Killed By Trucker on Dangerous Brooklyn Street; Last Words from Mother: ‘Be Safe’
A cycling activist and member of Transportation Alternatives was killed while biking home from a Brooklyn grocery store on a dangerous street on Monday, according to his family and police.
May 3, 2023
Cyclists Statewide Agree: More Bike Lanes Means More People On Bikes
Cyclists across New York said that better bike infrastructure is the key to unlocking more bike trips across the state, according to the newly released New York Cycling Census.
May 1, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: E-Bikes to Freedom!
Denver's rebate program is a model for the nation, so this episode is what we consider "must-hear" Headways1
April 30, 2023
DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)
The journey of a thousand miles has taken its first steps.
April 28, 2023
DOT Unveils ‘Concepts’ For Deadly Ninth Street, But Advocates Want Something Bolder
The Department of Transportation will finally add a protected bike lane to a dangerous Brooklyn strip that it had left out of previous redesigns despite its well-known danger — a decision that likely led to the death in January of 37-year-old Sarah Schick, who was killed on a Citi Bike.
April 28, 2023
Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash
Streetsblog Chicago editor, founder, and our colleague John Greenfield was seriously injured this weekend after a piece of construction material that had not been properly tied down fell off a pick-up truck and struck him while biking on a road with no protected cycling infrastructure.
April 25, 2023
Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets
Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.
April 24, 2023
New DOT Plan Would Let BAM Take Over Proposed Bike Lane During Events
The city on Thursday revealed a new design for Ashland Place that attempts to address the concerns of BAM officials — by letting the famed cultural institution park its trucks in the bike lane during "special loading events."
April 21, 2023
Mayor Adams Wants to Hit the Brakes on New York’s Car Boom
Mayor Adams wants to reverse the trend of New Yorkers abandoning transit for private cars, according to lofty new goals outlined in a new sustainability report released Thursday.
April 21, 2023
Sunset Park Leaders Want ‘Dramatic’ Fixes For Third Avenue Beneath the Gowanus Expressway
The city Department of Transportation is collecting input for how to redesign the deadly stretch of Third Avenue beneath the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park.
April 20, 2023
