Opinion: Here’s Why I am Against ‘Narc Urbanism’
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I believe that turning citizens against one another, even in the name of pedestrian safety, is a terrible mistake.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes
Council Member Alexa Aviles: DOT Needs to Do ‘Better’ with Plan for 7th and 8th Avs.
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When the Department of Transportation pitched a plan last to turn two-way Seventh and Eighth avenues in Sunset Park into one-way streets, with traffic-calming measures like protected bike lanes and expanded sidewalks, there was a backlash and the agency pulled back. But now the neighborhood has new leadership — and we spoke to her!
SNOW PROBLEM? Sanitation Has Bigger Fleet of Bike Lane Plows, But Same Old Car-First Cleanup Plan
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New York's Strongest are gearing up to clear bike lanes of snow this winter — but they must still wait for car lanes first.
STREETFILMS: Riding Around with Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere
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Check out Eighth Avenue ... with a comedian! Charlie Todd from the city-based troupe Improv Everywhere rode around to show off the Department of Transportation's transformational redesign of Eighth and Ninth avenues.
Days After Two Girls Were Critically Injured, DOT Hits Reset on its Sunset Park Safety Fix
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Back to the drawing board. The Department of Transportation has scrapped a redesign of two dangerous avenues in Brooklyn that the agency proposed fixing in 2021.
Monday’s Headlines: Post Haste Edition
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We often link to New York Post articles in our daily headlines digest because on any given day, the paper transcends its toxic politics to provide good reporting on the city. Not so over the weekend. Plus all the other news.