Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about op/ed

This is the reality for many cyclists trying to go crosstown through Central Park. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 27, 2021 | No Comments

The headline above is simply not true — and we have the paper trail to prove it.

Do you see any cars on this apparently decamped Union Square East (aka Broadway)? Photo: Marvel courtesy of the Union Square Partnership

Wednesday’s Headlines: Union Square Flim-Flam? Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 27, 2021 | No Comments

Forgive us for getting so excited last week about the Union Square Partnership's $100-million plan to add 33 percent more public space to the park and to rein in car drivers. The business improvement group set us straight yesterday. Plus all the other news.

Could it become a reality in New York City?

DOT Contemplating Revolutionary, Pro-Cycling, Long-Overdue Rule Changes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 27, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation may be moving forward with a welter of ambitious rule changes designed to make cycling safer and less likely to attract the attention of police.

A Round and a Roundy: The DOT Takes the Long Cut

By Streetsblog | Jan 27, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist, Bill Roundy, is sick of how the Department of Transportation always chooses the long cut of delay, over-analysis and fake consensus-building instead of just improving the lives of transit users.

OPINION: Yonkers Experience with Scooters Shows the Way for NYC

By Mike Spano | Jan 26, 2021 | No Comments

The mayor of Yonkers loves e-scooters, but points out that there are "clearly areas of improvement that must be addressed ... to make serious strides towards our ambitious sustainability and traffic reduction goals."