The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our top story today: Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York office did some DIY city planning — erasing a crucial bike lane on 10th Avenue.
We also have an op-ed by a triumvirate of titans championing the Flatbush Avenue bus lane project: DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Riders Alliance ED Betsy Plum and TransAlt ED Ben Furnas. That’s a must read.
And finally, don’t miss tonight’s “Not in My Backyard!” live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Why? Because Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman is one of the stars! The fun starts at 7 p.m. at the UCB Theater on E. 14th Street. For information and tickets (cheap!), click here.
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.