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This Summer, Prospect Park Will Be Completely Car-Free for the First Time
Prospect Park will be completely car-free from July 17 through September 10, Mayor de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced this morning. It's the first time that Prospect Park will cease to be a shortcut for car traffic for more than a few days at a time.
July 10, 2017
A 2017 Resolution for DOT: Make Times Plaza Safer for Walking
The hellacious walking environment at the intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth Avenues is awaiting safety improvements four months after DOT presented its plan.
December 19, 2016
It’s Time to Think Big to Turn Around Lousy Bus Service in NYC
Bus service in New York is getting worse and losing riders, and unless policy makers step in and make systemwide improvements, those trends may accelerate in a vicious cycle. New York can turn things around, advocates say, with a suite of policies to get buses moving quickly and reliably again.
July 20, 2016
The Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Is Open and It’s Magnificent
Pedestrians and cyclists don't have to settle for scraps of space on the Pulaski Bridge any more. This morning, the bridge's new two-way protected bikeway officially opened to the public, the culmination of a four-year effort to improve biking and walking access between Greenpoint and Long Island City.
April 29, 2016
NYPD Admits It Wrongly Accused Lauren Davis of Biking Against Traffic
NYPD has amended the crash report that wrongly accused Lauren Davis of biking against traffic when she was struck and killed by a turning driver on Classon Avenue the morning of April 15.
April 26, 2016
Brooklyn Electeds to DOT: Put Safety First at Atlantic and Flatbush
About a dozen people braved the cold Saturday morning to call for pedestrian safety improvements at Brooklyn's Times Plaza and along the whole Atlantic Avenue corridor.
February 15, 2016
Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams Funds Eight Concrete Curb Extensions
Eight new concrete curb extensions are coming to five Brooklyn intersections after a $1 million pledge from Borough President Eric Adams.
September 21, 2015