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SEE IT: Truck Driver Kills a Woman on a Bike on the Upper East Side
A truck driver struck and killed a Citi Bike rider on the Upper East Side on Tuesday, with the cops putting out a preliminary report that blamed the victim.
July 27, 2022
The City Has Expanded ‘Summer Streets’ Into East Harlem
The city's three-Saturday car-free corridor will now extended between the Brooklyn Bridge and Harlem.
July 25, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: More Garbage from the Car-Loving NY Times Edition
More evidence to back up our description of the Gray Lady as "car-loving." Plus all the other news from yesterday.
July 21, 2022
Chinatown’s Doyers Open Street to Become a Car-Free Plaza
A street that is useless for motorists in a neighborhood with virtually no open space will finally get the treatment it, and its neighbors, deserve.
July 19, 2022
Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Ending Injuries, Too
Frank Sinatra's hometown has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.
July 18, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Walking with Pedestrian Dignity
What's it like to walk across America? It can be beautiful — but also assaultive.
July 14, 2022
Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
July 13, 2022
DOT to Expedite Hylan ‘Road Diet’ After Fatal Weekend Crash on Staten Island
"Hylan has been dangerous for far too long," Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said.
July 11, 2022
OPINION: Pedestrianize the Financial District Now!
Why is the Department of Transportation idawdling on implementing the "Make Way for Lower Manhattan" plan?
July 11, 2022
PEACHES AND CREAM: Inside the City’s Berry Street ‘Bike Boulevard’ Plan
Last month, the city unveiled a plan to convert the existing Berry Street “open street” into a true “bike boulevard,'' but what does that mean? Let Streetsblog guide you…
July 11, 2022
