The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
There’s some politicking afoot here in the Big Apple, and while that’s true pretty much every week, we have two stories for you today that make this extra clear:
First, from Matthew Sage, a look at the last roadblock to implementing universal daylighting across the city: Speaker (and former mayoral candidate) Adrienne Adams.
And also: Kevin Duggan spoke to two Dinowitzes in power in the Bronx about their opposition to a life-saving bike lane in their district. As always, they say they support bike lanes… but just not when it removes a few parking spots.
“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.
