The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Welcome to the working week! We expect you’ll have smoother rides no matter what method you pick, given that drivers are seeing less traffic, bus rides appear to be faster and cyclist and pedestrians are enjoying not being harassed by car drivers.
It’s an extra long menu of stories in our newsletter today because there were some items from Friday that you might have missed.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
The top cop’s decision came even though the NYPD’s patrol guide prohibits both excessive force and bars officers from parking on the sidewalk.
The urbanist journalist doesn’t think QueensWay will prevent the city and state from installing rail in the future.
Intercity bus companies already pay to use city curbs. A modest increase could help give passengers a better place to wait.
The mayor faces heat from Streetsblog-reading reporters. Plus other news.
The administration offers a 104-page vision statement that’s a bit hazy on the specifics.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
