The Upper East Side Can Still Deliver an Old-Fashioned Bike Lane Kvetchfest
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True to form, last night's Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes was a ridiculous carnival of vituperative whining.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper East Side
Assembly Member Dan Quart Wants Full-Scale Congestion Pricing, No Exemptions
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Assembly Member Dan Quart, who represents the Upper East Side and East Midtown, doesn't tiptoe around the issue of congestion pricing.
Mayor de Blasio Throws Red Meat to the Bike Haters in Midtown
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De Blasio made no attempt to win over skeptics of bike infrastructure, showed no grasp of the pedestrian safety effects of protected bike lanes, and appeared content to let anecdotes and unfocused anger sway policy instead of the proven track record of his own DOT's projects.
NYPD Blames Victim After Cab Driver Kills Woman on UES and Flees Scene
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The victim was the third pedestrian in five months to be killed by a cab driver in the 19th Precinct.
City Council District 4 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues
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Two weeks ago, Streetsblog sent four open-ended questions to the candidates in eight contested City Council races. We'll be publishing the responses we received, as well supplementary material from StreetsPAC questionnaires, in a series of posts this afternoon.
Cab Driver Kills Woman in 19th Precinct, Where Police Brag About Seizing E-Bikes
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Barbara Horn was the second person this year killed by a cab driver in a crosswalk in the 19th Precinct. On an average day, precinct officers summons around five motorists for violating a pedestrian’s right of way, and ticket just one speeding driver.