The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our top story today: Proof that when you prevent cars from exceeding the speed limit, good things happen. That’s Kevin Duggan’s take on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ speed-governor program slowly rolling out in the city fleet.
So if you’re anywhere near Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, please let him know!
We have a lot more news in today’s mailing, so let’s just get to it:
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.