STREETFILMS: Manhattan Without Cars Points the Way to a More Livable City
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"We can choose the next 'after,'" says activist Doug Gordon. These two films show why he's right.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tribeca
Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year
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Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place. On Feb. 19, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance quietly charged 37-year-old Bronx resident Tomas Dunn for taking […]
Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing
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The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.
Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”
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Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.
NYPD: “No Criminality Suspected” After Turning Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Tribeca
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Yan Jindee was one of four cyclists killed or severely injured by New York City drivers in five days. Transportation Alternatives issued a statement calling on Mayor de Blasio to build more protected bike lanes.
Varick Street Gets a Granite Bike Path
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As any bicyclist can tell you, a bumpy ride on cobblestones is no fun. In NYC, the DOT has implemented its first granite bikeway on one block of Varick Street to make it easier for cyclists and to keep them off the sidewalks. You will almost never see me on a sidewalk in NYC for any reason, […]