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DOT Stands By Astoria Safety Project Despite Foes’ Anti-Bike Lawsuit
Businesses are suing — and doubling down on anti-safety misinformation — about a simple and important traffic calming and protected bike lane project in Astoria.
Three Years, Three Deaths: Advocates Want DOT To Make Morgan Avenue Safe
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Morgan Avenue, renewing calls from advocates for the city to redesign the dangerous street.
Northern Disclosure: Canada’s Road Laws Could Help Save U.S. Lives
The U.S. would be safer if we implemented some of Canada's most common roadway laws — but the politics are complicated.
SQUEEZED: Welcome to the Newly Unsafe Bedford Avenue ‘Bike Lane’
Bike riders are now endangered by parked cars and fast-moving traffic between Willoughby and Flushing avenues, as drivers revert to doing ... exactly what they had been doing.
The Next Mayor Can Unlock Easy Transportation Wins … If He Wants
Eric Adams's negligence can be the next mayor's easy wins.
Down-Ballot Recap: A Great Night for the Livable Streets Movement
The message: Stick to the livable streets guns.
BREAKING: Judge Halts Mayor’s Plan to Tear Out Bedford Av. Bike Lane
And now the city will have to persuade a judge that officials weren't acting "arbitrarily, capriciously, and illegally" in ordering the hasty removal.
Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant
A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.
BREAKING: Mayor Adams to Remove Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Citing, Bizarrely, Safety
A protected bike lane that was installed last year to calm a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn corridor will be removed by the Adams administration, making the roadway less safe.
Advocates Slam Albany Pols After ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Bill is Set Aside
“It is outrageous that the state Assembly is hiding behind lame excuses once again,” said one activist.
