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Will Joe Biden make it rain for Gov. Cuomo? Well, only if the governor asks.

Cuomo: Congestion Pricing Isn’t Important Enough To Talk About With President-Elect Biden

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo did not bring up congestion pricing with President-elect Biden in a call the other day — and explained the oversight the way a father of 20 kids might forget one or two.

Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog’s Report Card on Her Long Tenure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Incomplete! That's the overall grade that Streetsblog gives Polly Trottenberg for her seven years as the leader of the Department of Transportation and her oversight of the mayor's signature Vision Zero program.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and her now former boss. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

BREAKING: Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog Gives City Hall its Spin

By Streetsblog | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg has resigned, which the New York Times broke early on Monday. Here's City Hall's recap of her tenure.

Gentleman: George Hahn. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT: The George Hahn Method of Cycling: ‘Don’t Ride Like a Dick’

By Streetsblog | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Actor. Writer. Minor social media legend. Gentleman cyclist. Take a ride with George Hahn.

Too big to bail: President-elect Biden won Michigan by 150,000 votes.

Monday’s Headlines: As We Wait the Michigan Disaster Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Sure, we know you'll spend all day today refreshing the Times homepage to see if Michigan's election board really declines to certify the state's fraud-free election results, so in between all your clicking, why not check out our weekend news update.

The Jeep of a Kings County District Attorney detective parked illegally on Adams Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Of all the people to park in a bike lane!

Bird e-scooters, pictured during a product demonstration last month at Astoria Park on Shore Blvd. Photo: Bird/Dennis A. Clark

OPINION: Micromobility Companies Must Engage With Communities — Says One of Them

By Travis VanderZanden | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

As New York City prepares to launch e-scooter share, Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden previews the lessons his firm has learned in its short, rollicking ride.

UPDATE: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Killed Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn: Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 22, 2020 | No Comments

An unlicensed and drunk driver ran down and killed a woman steps from her home on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday night, cops said.

Calm, safe, slow. That's a bike boulevard. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

It’s Time for DOT to Create ‘Bike Boulevards’ — So What’s a Bike Boulevard?

By Laura Shepard | Nov 22, 2020 | No Comments

In short, it's a quick, cheap and easy way to create a network of low-stress cycling routes.

Gov. Cuomo's rare train photo ops will become even less likely if trains aren't running at all. Photo: Governor's Office

As the MTA Waits (And Waits) for Washington Relief, More People Are Looking to Cuomo to Save Transit

By Dave Colon | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

Doesn't this train go through Albany?

This is reality — and it's why so few kids actually bike to school. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Much Better Kids’ Lives Are When they Can Safely Bike To School…

By Streetsblog | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

...which they can't, because most of New York City is a hellscape of double-parked trucks, reckless drivers and dangerously designed roads.

Margaret Bourke-White's famous 1937 photo depicts an era when America was able to make substantive change. Why won't the nation and our city do so now? Because Establishment voices like the New York Times don't necessarily want change.

Friday’s Headlines: Hey, NY Times, Your Frame is Broken Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

Anyone thinking that a Wall Streeter is "best suited to revive the city’s economy" needs to have his priorities examined. Plus all the other news.

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