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Would you pay a Half Dollar to Bike Across the GWB?
An outraged reader points us to Benepe's Bike Blog where journalist, cyclist (and sister of New York City's Parks Commissioner) Jennifer Benepe has been working to improve bicycle access to the George Washington Bridge.
October 10, 2006
The Queensboro Meat Grinder
Classic Scene near Queensboro Bridge on Second Avenue (note red light!) Every morning I walk past scenes like this near the Queensboro Bridge (QBB) on Second Avenue. Traffic blocks up on Second Avenue north of the two major crosstown exit routes at 60th and 57th Streets all the way to 70th Street and beyond. The … Continued
September 26, 2006
Brooklyn Bridge’s SUV Ban Hidden in Plain Sight
It isn't just in California where SUV's are secretly banned from certain roadways. Right here in New York City, many SUVs are banned from the Brooklyn Bridge, but nobody seems to know it.
August 25, 2006
DOT Revs Up its “Alternative Modes” Department
A rendering of the Sands Street bike path on the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge
July 28, 2006
Before There Was a 1010 WINS Bridge & Tunnel Report
The Brooklynite, a nicely put together independent literary magazine, has announced that it is ceasing publication. Before disappearing, editor Daniel Treiman has managed to publish one final issue online. It includes an excellent article on the very first traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge.
July 10, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bridge, Thurs. June 29, 8:45 am
Manhattan-bound on the Brooklyn Bridge this morning,
on the way to Transportation Alternatives' City Hall rally. The traffic
jam on the right, the smog-cloaked city in the background, the sparsely
populated bike path -- this is what a broken transportation system
looks like.
June 29, 2006