The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
What a crammed newsletter we have for you today, starting with coverage of an Independent Budget Office report megaphoning what we’ve been grumbling about for months: Citi Bike is too expensive!
In addition, we have more in our ongoing coverage of the Department of Transportation’s slow effort to bring safe battery charging to the public realm, as well as the agency’s strong defense of its bike lane on Court Street. Did you know that more people bike to Court Street than drive? Hopefully, the judge in the merchants’ lawsuit against the bike lane is reading Kevin Duggan today.
We also have some national news and today’s headlines. Whew. What a business.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.
