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EYES ON THE STREET: Temporary Bike Lane on Smith Street is Great …
The temporary protected bike lane on Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn is an unmitigated (well, almost entirely unmitigated*) success — a quick solution to a long-dangerous gap in the bike network that was undertaken efficiently by a strapped Department of Transportation.
March 31, 2020
… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!
The Department of Transportation has not maintained its own temporary protected bike lane at the notoriously dangerous Second Avenue gap near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan, forcing cyclists to ride with drivers racing to turn left into the tunnel.
March 31, 2020
Eyes on the Street: De Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Plan is an Over-Policed Mess
Massive numbers of cops for no reason seems to be the order of the day.
March 27, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity
From a cyclist's point of view, pretty much everything. Here's some easy ways the Department of Transportation could improve road safety — stat!
March 16, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Drivers Destroyed a Protected Bike Lane … in 24 Hours!
Here's why we can't have nice things: drivers.
February 29, 2020
Eyes on the Street: A Quiet Bronx Block Where Reckless NYPD Drivers Store their Cars
Reckless police drivers aren't only parked at stationhouses.
February 26, 2020
Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
February 19, 2020
DOT’s New Protected Grand Street Bike Lane Is Still Not Protected
Grand Street is still a disaster, bikers and cycling advocates say, thanks to trucks that can still park in the bike lane.
February 13, 2020
WHOLE FOOLS! Amazon Stealing Space from Pedestrians on Houston
The problem? The city has not yet taken curbside space from car storage in favor of the efficient bikes.
December 6, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Sukkahs in Williamsburg Taking Up Public Space
In fact, the city only moved to get the required paperwork after Streetsblog started asking about it.
October 2, 2019
