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Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’: 50 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Per Year — And A Lot More
The City Council Speaker is putting his legislative muscle where his mouth is.
May 21, 2019
No Controversy as Park Slope Panel Backs Flatbush Ave. Bike Lane
“It’s a really strong proposal. It replicates what was done on Prospect Park West almost a decade ago that has worked very well,” said one board member.
May 20, 2019
DOT to Bay Ridge: You Get Unsafe Bike Lanes Because We Don’t Want to Remove Parking
The DOT offers "murderstrips" instead of protected bike lanes — even though Bay Ridge residents are increasingly open to real safety improvements. How is this Vision Zero?
May 10, 2019
Op-Ed: Rise of the Micro-Machines — How We Take Back the Streets
In a sneak-peak at the new issue of Reclaim, the in-house magazine of Transportation Alternatives, writer Jessie Singer brings us up to speed on e-bikes, e-scooters and the mayor's poorly reasoned crackdown.
May 10, 2019
DOT’S CPW PBL is OTW (LOL?)
It only took an internationally covered cyclist death — and months of delay — but the city is finally ready to present a protected bike lane for Central Park West, Streetsblog has learned.
May 9, 2019
Activists to DOT: ‘This Smashed Tomato Could Be My Head!’
Activists around the country are laying red Solo cups along the edges of unprotected bike lanes, but here in New York, at least one is making his anger about dangerous streets far more graphic.
April 26, 2019
De Blasio Announces Grand Street Bike Lanes Will Stay, Ending L-Train Uncertainty
The future of the bike lanes had been uncertain since the day Governor Cuomo canceled the L-train shutdown. But Mayor de Blasio is suddenly on a roll.
April 24, 2019
Streetfilms Wayback Machine: When Union Square Sucked (Before DOT Fixed It!)
Let's go to the Streetfilms archive to see some really great footage of just how terrible Manhattan's Union Square was before it was transformed.
April 17, 2019
Council to Mayor: Do More to Break the Car Culture
The official response to the mayor's proposed 2020 budget calls for far more livable streets initiatives.
April 11, 2019
Community Board Panel OK’s More Protected Bike Lanes in Midtown
Not every community board is opposed to street safety, you know.
March 26, 2019
