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American Cities and the Creeping Criminalization of Walking
Montclair, California, is the latest American city to fall for the dangerous fiction that outlawing the act of walking while looking at a mobile device will make people safer.
February 20, 2018
This Week: L Train Shutdown Road Show Comes to the West Side
If you live on Manhattan’s West Side, this week is your chance to weigh in on the MTA/DOT plan to keep people moving while the L train is out of commission for Sandy-related repairs.
February 12, 2018
Tonight: Speak Up for Safe Crosstown Bike Lanes at Manhattan CB 6
If you want safer crosstown bicycling routes before someone else gets hurt, you can speak up tonight for this protected bike lane project.
February 5, 2018
This Week: L Train Shutdown Open House, Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
There are two big events on the Streetsblog calendar this week. On Wednesday, the MTA and NYC DOT hold a second open house on their developing plan to handle the L train shutdown. On Thursday, DOT presents its plan for protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street to Manhattan CB 5.
January 29, 2018
This Week: Tell DOT Your Ideas for Next Phase of Queens Boulevard Redesign
The de Blasio administration’s Queens Boulevard redesign is a major success, with serious crashes down and cyclist counts up on the four miles of the street that have a bike lane. This year, DOT plans to extend the redesign east from Rego Park, adding bike lanes between Yellowstone Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
January 22, 2018
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
The men and women who write the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are an obscure bunch. But their influence over our living environments and how we get around extends almost everywhere you go in America.
January 16, 2018
Give to Streetsblog and Make New York a Better City for Walking, Biking, and Transit in 2018
As you settle in for the holidays, please take a moment to consider making a year-end donation to Streetsblog and Streetfilms.
December 22, 2017
This Week: DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Plan With Protected Bike Lanes to CB 7
A permanent reconstruction can either create an extremely useful low-stress bike connection between the neighborhoods of western Brooklyn, or it could make such a connection nearly impossible for another generation.
December 11, 2017
Philadelphia Cyclists Demand Safer Bike Lanes — Now
About 75 demonstrators took to the streets yesterday after a garbage truck driver struck and killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks.
November 30, 2017
Tonight: Your Chance to Quiz the Next City Council Speaker
Tonight council members vying to replace term-limited Melissa Mark-Viverito as speaker will participate in a forum at New York Law School.
November 20, 2017
