Scofflaws in Uniform Beware — The Placard Abuse Twitter Account is Back!
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Twitter has unlocked the account — after it deleted a supposedly offensive tweet.
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How Many Bad Drivers Are There in New York State? DMV Doesn’t Know — And Doesn’t Seem to Care!
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DMV "does not have a way to know which records in our possession might answer the questions you have asked," the agency's Freedom of Information Law and Subpoena Unit told Streetsblog.
Op-Ed: Want Safe, Bikeable Streets? Get Rid of Free Parking, as Amsterdam Did
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The city's $8-an-hour fees, residential permits, and limits to car ownership made it the world's bike capital. Is New York brave enough to try it?
IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: Uber and Lyft Drivers Almost Always Park in Bike Lanes
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Just how bad are Uber and Lyft drivers when it comes to blocking bike lanes? Just horrible.
Trottenberg Op-Ed Exclusive: Riding the ‘Green Wave’ — and the Choppy Waters Ahead
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Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg graciously agreed to write us a column about the challenges and the hope of Vision Zero. It's must-read time again at Streetsblog.
UPDATE: Twitter Continues Suspension of Watchdog Placard Abuse Account
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No one is watching the detectives — thanks to a Twitter suspension of the watchdog site.
AT LAST! Car-Loving De Blasio Calls For ‘Higher Penalties’ For Drivers Who Kill
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"I think we need new laws that cause much more consequence if a motorist is negligent and they kill someone, even if it wasn't their intention. I think there have to be much higher penalties, that's an area we have to improve," the mayor said on Friday.
Cyclists Take the Fight to the Door of Entitled Central Park West Car Owners, Demand They Drop Anti-Bike Lane Suit
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Even a car owner in the building admits that the super-rich should pay for parking.
Revel Sued by Cyclist Who Was Hit By One of its Many Untrained Scooter Drivers
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Win or lose, the case is likely to raise enormous questions about the expanding company and have vast ramifications on an industry that’s trying to fill the city’s transportation gaps.
Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx
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Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.
PAVE ON! Central Park West Bike Lane CAN Proceed, Thanks to Judge’s Ruling
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Work crews can continue building the life-saving protected bike lane on Central Park West, thanks to a Manhattan judge who refused to side with a group of wealthy condo owners who claim a new configuration of the roadway is illegal.