The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today’s newsletter is still on the big story of the weekend: the killing of a mother and two of her children by a reckless driver who was operating dangerously in plain sight. But our soft-on-crime political elite can’t seem to figure out how to keep us safe from the worst-of-the-worst drivers.
Also, outdoor dining kicks off today … a shadow of its former self.
Plus check out our huge Citi Bike exclusive below.
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.