The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today’s news will be dominated by Mayor Adams’s announcement that he would put speed limits on electric bikes, which comes after a monthlong crackdown on cycling by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
It’s a fast-moving story and we’ll have all the angles covered, starting with today’s headlines:
A first full fleet inventory led to 70 fewer vehicles, fewer take-home cars and new accountability for crashes. Experts say New York’s deficit-ridden cities should audit their own.
The deaths and injuries “cannot continue” on Brooklyn’s Third Avenue, Mayor Mamdani said.
DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn declined to make any firm commitments on Tuesday when pressed on the program’s start date.
“The federal government is using subterfuge to waste the judge’s and MTA attorneys’ time and all of our money,” one attorney and advocate fumed.
A Staten Island judge ruled against the city’s Victory Boulevard bus lane project. Plus other news.
A first full fleet inventory led to 70 fewer vehicles, fewer take-home cars and new accountability for crashes. Experts say New York’s deficit-ridden cities should audit their own.
DOT should revoke parking placards issued to non-profits that rack up excessive speed-camera or red-light violations.
There’s nothing “Grand” about this bike lane, and now everyone’s upset.
