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Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
September 16, 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
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
Manhattan Beep Stalls Plans for Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Project
Locals are concerned, among other things, about its effect on a riverside bike path.
July 10, 2019
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
London’s Experience With Congestion Pricing: It’s Working!
London’s experience may provide some useful guideposts. But it also lays bare some of the challenges facing New York.
May 31, 2019
DOT Will Replace East Village ‘Mixing Zones’ With Semi-Protected Intersections
The First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes are about to get a whole lot safer, thanks to a new offset design.
May 22, 2019
Never Stop Stopping: Removing Bus Stops Isn’t Easy — In New York City or Anywhere Else
Buses move so slowly across our city partly because there are too many stops spaced too closely together. Andy Byford wants to change that. But he's facing opposition from "Mrs. McGillicuddy."
April 19, 2019
Manhattan is Blocking E-Scooter and E-Bike Legalization
Manhattan representatives are apparently the reason legislators opted to table Governor Cuomo's plan to allow localities to decide for themselves about the legality of the vehicles, a plan that was included in his proposed executive budget, but quietly removed.
April 9, 2019
CB9 is ‘Adamant’ in Still Opposing Amsterdam Redesign Despite Fatal Crash Last Week
The West Harlem community board held a press conference on Thursday, invited Borough President Gale Brewer, then openly defied her on DOT's plan for a safer roadway.
March 26, 2019
