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Upper West Siders To DOT: Make Central Park West Bike Lane Even Safer
Not content with stopping at a Central Park West bike lane, Upper West Side activists are asking for a way to make crossing the street and boarding the bus safer as well.
July 18, 2019
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
July 18, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Fresh Hazards for Riverside Park Bike Bypass
The Parks Department is protecting pedestrians by sending cyclists up and down a steep, confusing path — and watch out for that Dumpster!
July 15, 2019
Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)
A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.
July 11, 2019
NYPD: Another Pedestrian is Killed on Deadly Church Avenue
It's the 110th road death so far this year, up 18 percent over the same period last year.
July 10, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips
Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.
July 10, 2019
Manhattan Beep Stalls Plans for Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Project
Locals are concerned, among other things, about its effect on a riverside bike path.
July 10, 2019
‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
July 9, 2019
O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists
A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.
July 8, 2019
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
July 8, 2019
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