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City Seeks All-Out Ban on Vendors on Every Bridge
The city seeks a "span ban" — thanks to vending overcrowding on the Brooklyn Bridge.
October 6, 2023
Two Paths Forward: Broadway Shows What Could Be on Fifth Avenue
It's time to widen Fifth Avenue's sidewalks and add a protected bike lane. Delays hurt everyone.
October 2, 2023
Adams Expands Trash Containerization, But Bins Will Still Crowd Pedestrian Space
Why are trash bins still going to be on the sidewalk? Better ask Status Quo about that!
September 19, 2023
Advocates Slam Prospect Park Striping as a Half Measure
The Department of Transportation heralded its completion of its repainting of Prospect Park's East Drive, but the measure to give pedestrians more marked space barely scratched the surface of what advocates sought.
August 10, 2023
Paris Mayor Enters Fray Between E-Bikes and Pedestrians — By Fighting Drivers
Anne Hidalgo will help pedestrians feel safer not with a harsh crackdown on electric micromobility, but with a common-sense plan that includes taking more away space from drivers.
June 30, 2023
DOT Adding Badly Needed Upgrade To Parkside Avenue Bike Lane But Delays Other Life-Saving Fixes
The Department of Transportation will make it safer to turn off of and access the Parkside Avenue bike protected bike lane, but the city is still making neighborhoods south of Prospect Park wait for new protected bike lanes.
June 19, 2023
‘It Will Save Lives’: Queens CB1 Members Demand Universal Intersection Daylighting After Drivers Kill Two Kids
The Department of Transportation exempts itself from state law requiring intersections free of parked cars, also known as daylighting, but Queens Community Board 1's Transportation Committee voted on Thursday to demanding that officials axe the carveout.
June 6, 2023
Queens Council Member Joins Call for Study of a Pedestrian-Friendly Austin Street
Tiger Schulman! The City Council member who represents Forest Hills asked the city to make life more livable on Austin Street, a notoriously busy and congested commercial strip that local residents have suggested is perfect for a pedestrian-friendly redesign.
May 4, 2023
In Wake of Death, Pols Want Mid-Block Crossings, Safer Atlantic Ave.
"It is wrong how deadly this strip is," Council Member Lincoln Restler said of the portion of Atlantic Avenue that functions as a speedway for drivers between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Barclays Center.
May 1, 2023
Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts
Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. And, of course, the U.S. stinks.
April 20, 2023
