The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
The big story today is that Streetsblog is giving Mayor Mamdani a big opportunity to make good on his campaign promise to restore full protections for cyclists on the stretch of Bedford Avenue that Mayor Adams made less safe, thanks to our report that cycling is way up on the protected portion.
We’re waiting with baited breath, especially given that we once again reset our Mamdani Disappointment-O-Meter yesterday because of the mayor’s embrace of lower payouts to victims of car drivers and cheaper auto insurance, which will increase suffering and increase driving.
And speaking of suffering, we also covered a horrific crash yesterday that reminds us all that cyclists and pedestrians are still vulnerable on our city’s streets.
Enjoy the rest of our newsletter. And don’t forget to dress warmly today!
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
And about half of trade waste trucks in the city have been exempted because “the design or operation of the vehicle” makes it too challenging to install the after-market safety feature. Huh?
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
Local lawmakers in New York state are all over the map when it comes to addressing unsafe and illegal e-motos in their communities.
President Trump at Gracie Mansion (he’s not moving in … yet). Plus other news.
And about half of trade waste trucks in the city have been exempted because “the design or operation of the vehicle” makes it too challenging to install the after-market safety feature. Huh?
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
