The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today is the Labor Day farewell to the summer, so we here at Streetsblog will take one last day to recharge our e-bike batteries before hitting the fall like an early season hurricane. We’ll have full coverage of the mayoral election, full coverage of the current mayor’s ongoing ethical challenges, full coverage of the fight to protect delivery workers from exploitive work in the app salt mines and, of course, full coverage of everything the city DOT can and can’t accomplish before a new mayor comes in with a broom.
For now, here are a few stories you might have missed from last week, including the violent arrest of a Citi Bike rider, a long-overdue plan to pedestrianize Lower Manhattan, and full team coverage of how the Adams administration has allegedly traded street safety for bribes.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.
It is difficult to go to a sportball game in the United States compared to Europe, so let City Nerd Ray Delahanty explain it all to you.
Should students, kids and seniors get Citi Bike discounts? Plus other news.
