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#FIXCANAL: Cyclist Injured By Truck Driver On Chaotic Canal Street
The crash comes just hours before activists rallied for a safer Canal Street, a street they've dubbed Manhattan's Boulevard of Death.
August 11, 2019
Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge
The city should separate cyclists and pedestrians — stat! — before someone gets killed. But motorists, as always, come first.
July 30, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Day of Mass Carnage Edition
Tuesday brought another two dead cyclists in a city that is now already seven cyclist deaths ahead of all of last year. Plus all the other news (including the New Yorker living up to its name, finally!).
July 24, 2019
Op-Ed: More Questions About Cuomo’s Belmont Boondoggle
More and more advocacy groups are questioning an MTA deal that would construct a new LIRR rail platform near Belmont Park to serve a new arena for the New York Islanders. The latest is Reinvent Albany.
July 22, 2019
Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!
The city just fixed one killing zone. It needs to fix many, many more.
July 22, 2019
Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive
A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.
July 17, 2019
Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage
Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.
July 9, 2019
‘Progressives’ Should Support Public Transit Over Private Vehicles
If you want to call yourself a "progressives" you need to stop opposing transit that serves the many, not the wealthier few with automobiles. Only then will we attain a safe and sustainable city.
July 1, 2019
Streetsblog Gets Action! DOT Repaints Basic Markings on the Brooklyn Bridge
The Department of Transportation, under fire for not ensuring safety on the Brooklyn Bridge bike and walking path, has finally painted a new center stripe and lane markings to discourage pedestrians and cyclists from mixing.
June 27, 2019
Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
