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Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?
The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.
August 27, 2021
Eyes on the Street: East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge
After much argument, the permanent 61st and 62nd Street cycle paths are here. Sort of.
August 25, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.
Cops in the 20th Precinct are leaving their private vehicles in a left-turn lane created by the Department of Transportation to make a busy Upper West Side intersection safer — the latest example of the DOT's so-called "Vision Zero partners" not caring about Vision Zero designs.
August 17, 2021
EYES ON THE STREET: City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Unrelated Construction Project
A segment of the Brooklyn Greenway in Red Hook is now out of commission because of an unrelated construction project happening on top of it — and the detour provided for bikers creates much more danger than it eliminates.
June 17, 2021
DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute
The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!
June 10, 2021
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s Meeker Ave. Bike Lane Plan Finally Attacks Parking (Well, Some of It)
Like so many things, it's a start.
May 19, 2021
Of All the Places: Placard Perps Park Wherever they Want Near the Tow Pound
Who's towing the towers? Answer: no one.
May 3, 2021
EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths
April 6, 2021
Eyes On The Street: The Flushing Busway is Finally in Effect
Seven months after Mayor de Blasio first announced it, after months of pushback and even a court case, the city's long-stalled Main Street busway finally started rolling on Tuesday.
January 19, 2021
Eyes on the Street: All Rise for the New Moynihan Train Hall (Because You Can’t SIT There!)
And there are other shortcomings, too.
January 3, 2021
