Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

A wider sidewalk and a dedicated bus lane on Westchester Avenue in the East Bronx will make for shorter trips. Photo: DOT

DOT Widens Sidewalk, Adds Contraflow Bus Lane to Help East Bronx Commuters

By Kevin Duggan | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

The city extended a sidewalk and cut out a circuitous loop from the Bronx's busiest bus route at the Pelham Bay Park subway station, and officials said the small upgrades will make for safer and shorter commutes.

Safety improvements have not been made to Broadway in the North Bronx. Now a man is dead. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Killed at a Dangerous Bronx Intersection that City Has Failed to Make Safe

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments

A pick-up truck driver killed a pedestrian early on New Year's Eve at a notoriously dangerous Bronx intersection, then left him to die, cops said.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez recently rode a scooter on the new Bronxdale Avenue bike lane. File photo: DOT

Bronx Scooter Pilot to Become Permanent — And Likely Expand

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2022 | No Comments

The universe (of scooters) is expanding.

The Washington Bridge spans the Harlem River. Photo: Jim Henderson via Wikimedia Commons

DOT Proposes Protected Bike Path, Bus Lane for Washington Bridge (The Other One)

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 9, 2022 | No Comments

The city wants to repurpose a pair of car lanes on the Washington Bridge for a two-way bike lane and a bus lane next year.

OPINION: On Nov. 8, Yes, Vote, But to Rebuild New York, Make Your Ideas Heard

By Peter Muennig | Nov 1, 2022 | No Comments

Casting a ballot on Election Day has always been important, but it has never been quite enough to meaningfully transform the lives of everyday New Yorkers. The story of the effort to deck over the Cross Bronx Expressway illustrates why.

EYES ON THE STREET: A Bronx Bus Lane that Underwhelms

By Eve Kessler | Oct 19, 2022 | No Comments

Recently, we rode the Bx3 — which begins its run at 179th and Broadway in Washington Heights and terminates under the elevated at 238th and Broadway in Kingsbridge — to experience the new University Avenue bus-priority lane.

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