The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
We sent our Summer Specialist Jonah Schwarz to the big state DOT public planning session about making the West Side Highway less of a highway and more of a neighborhood street.
Plus, Kevin Duggan continued his award-nominated assault on the underpinnings of Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s cop crackdown on cycling.
And in headlines, David Meyer looks at Mayor Adams’s much-criticized plan for Fifth Avenue (ah, busway, we hardly knew ye!).
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
The deal really was as bad as Janno Lieber said it was.
It’s a mystery for sure — but don’t expect any actual officials to care enough to solve it for you. We tried.
Take a ride with the great Clarence Eckerson Jr. (did we mention that he has an award from the UN?) as he surveys a major improvement in Queens.
It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
Streetsblog would love to hear more from the Lyft-owned bike share. Plus other news.
This year’s shortfall again underscores the Collision Investigation Squad’s limited safety role compared to peer cities such as Chicago.
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
