Op-Ed: Ticketing an Unresponsive Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD
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The NYPD's awful treatment of a Manhattan crash victim underscores why bikers don't trust them.
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ROAD RAGE! Scooters Booted by Elizabeth After Trucker Kills Teen Rider
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City Council reps ended a pilot program — less than a month old — after 16-year-old using scooter was run over and killed by a tow truck driver. They decided not to ban cars or make the roadways safer.
Speaker Johnson: No, Really, This Time the City Will End Placard Abuse! (Or at Least Start to End it!)
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If that sounds like a lot of hemming and hawing, ha ha, well, it is!
Hey, Skeptics, Here’s Why We Need a Bike Mayor (And It’s Not Just Because 28 Cyclists Have Died)
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Is a bike and a pedestrian mayor a luxury, as a TV reporter asked? Is it unnecessary, as the mayor suggested? No and no, said two council members.
New Council Bills Will Create a Bike and a Pedestrian Mayor
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A package of bills seek to create two new agencies: an Office of Active Transportation, and an Office of Pedestrian (final names are pending, we're told).
E-Citi Bikes Will Return this Winter — With Per-Minute Fees, Not a Flat Rate
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Several hundred pedal assist e-bikes, which vanished from the streets in April amid safety concerns, will return at some point after Dec. 21 and before March 21, the company now promises.
GRINCH NO MORE! Mayor Will Create More Pedestrian Space in Rockefeller Center for the Holidays
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He's no longer a mean one, Mr. Mayor.
Op-Ed: Copenhagen’s Lessons for the ‘Green Wave’
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As New York expands the bike network, it should protect lanes on both sides and employ people-powered data.
City Has Spent Half-a-BILLION Because of Reckless Driving by Workers
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The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.
Mayor Didn’t Crack Down on Reckless Cops, Yet Does Not Feel Responsible for Speeding Cop’s Death
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He's still promising "more will be done," but it's unclear if anything has been done.
Op-Ed: Should We Toll Motorcycles Like SUVs?
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The coming of congestion pricing in Manhattan brings questions about the best mix of vehicles for the Central Business District.