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Wednesday’s Headlines: Glass Half Full Edition
On Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio touted that his administration had managed to build 28.6 miles of protected bike lanes this year, despite COVID-19 staffing issues and budget cuts. That plus all the other news.
December 30, 2020
POST-MORTEM: Sanitation Commish Admits Poor Snow Cleanup for Cyclists as Agency Lacks Basic Equipment
"I am ill-equipped to do it in real time."
December 21, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Scooter Rider Near New Queens ‘Protected’ Bike Lane
An e-scooter delivery worker is dead after getting run over by the driver of a massive beer distribution truck in Queens.
November 12, 2020
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
November 5, 2020
Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
October 25, 2020
Scooter Injuries Revealed! New Report Shows (Again!) the Need for More Protected Space for Two-Wheelers
A new report wants to be read as an attempt to curtail scooter use, but it makes a different case.
October 15, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane Takes Shape
It's happening: The city is making Northern Boulevard safe for (believe it) cycling.
September 18, 2020
City Must Act Now to Save Transit, Prevent Carmaggedon and Improve Equity in Mobility: Report
Yet mayor de Blasio thinks he's doing just fine.
July 31, 2020
DOT: Second Ave Gap Will Be Filled In…At Some Point
A Manhattan community board committee unanimously approved the Department of Transportation's long-awaited plan to fill in the hated gap in Second Avenue's protected bike lane.
July 7, 2020
Eyes On The Street: The 38th And 39th Street Bike Lanes Are Not Ready For Prime Time
It would be misleading to say Manhattan's newest crosstown bike lanes are unsafe, because that statement would imply that the lanes exist in any recognizable form.
May 29, 2020
