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DOT: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Won’t Be Truly Awesome Because the Mayor Sprung It On Us
"We're doing the most straightforward approach," a DOT official said. "It doesn't preclude [DOT] putting in what all feel is a better or more workable bike lane in the future."
April 16, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Godzilla vs. Kong is Not the Real Terror on our Streets
National treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy is certainly not above glomming onto today's hottest trends.
April 12, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Drivers are Just Manspreaders
Our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has been reading all our coverage of soaring bike counts on First and Second avenues and the metaphor-manufacturing segment of his fevered brain kicked in immediately.
April 5, 2021
Electeds Call for Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue and Beyond
A growing chorus recognizes the danger, lack of equity on roadways as the cycling boom mounts.
March 26, 2021
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Moving Along ‘Nicely’ Says DOT — But Is It?
Just like everyone reporting to spring training this month, the Brooklyn Bridge bike lane planning process is in the best shape of its life. But when is Opening Day?
February 26, 2021
CYCLE OF RAGE: What is Going On? Who’s In Charge? Why Are the Bike Lanes STILL A Mess 12 Days After a Storm?
I guess I'm tired of having to reach out to multiple agencies — Sanitation, DOT, Parks, the MTA, the NYPD, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Buildings — every time it snows to find out who's in charge.
February 14, 2021
DOT Wants a Permanent Protected Bike Lane on Northern Boulevard, But How Protected Will it Be?
The agency presented a plan with flexible delineators, not jersey barriers. Members of a community board panel said, "Try again."
February 11, 2021
SNOW PROBLEM: Ex-Sanitation Commish Reveals Why City Clears Bike Lanes So Poorly
"They wouldn't let me buy them!" Garcia said. "I love the Multihog! They work, but the Office of Management and Budget would not let us buy them."
February 3, 2021
THE GARCIA TRANSPORTATION PLAN: It’s Not Bold, But it IS Doable
"Renderings look great, but they don't mean much if you can't get it done," Garcia told Streetsblog on Tuesday morning.
February 2, 2021
Secret Report Reveals that MTA Has No Interest in Verrazzano Bridge Bike Path
The MTA rejected several proposals for an affordable bike and pedestrian path on the Verrazzano Bridge — and we go deep to show why.
January 22, 2021
