The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Lots of e-bike-related news for you this morning, dear reader.
First, we have a piece from Austin Celestin about Amsterdam’s efforts to regulate e-bikes — and why applying those regulations 1:1 in NYC won’t work exactly how we might want it to.
Then, Sophia Lebowitz dives into what we know about the Dept. of Sustainable Delivery, and why we shouldn’t expect many changes to come with it any time soon.
We also have an Eyes on the Street from Matthew Sage about the latest moves in the city’s ongoing Broadway Vision project.
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.
