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You'll see more of these are Jamaica if you're headed to Brooklyn, but there's a catch. Photo: MTA

Report: Racial and Economic Inequities in Transit Affect Accessibility to Jobs, Healthcare

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 18, 2021 | No Comments

Black and brown New Yorkers are more likely to rely on public transit to get to work in the New York City area, but on average have far less access to jobs as their car-driving neighbors, who are often wealthier, whiter, and live in the 'burbs.

Pedestrians and cyclists going east and west on the Queensboro Bridge share a narrow path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Cycling on East River Bridges Still Booming — Higher Ridership Than Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments

The bike boom is still resounding.

A double parked minivan in front of a double parked car on Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park. Photo: Dave Colon

DOT Plans Crucial Redesign of Two Chaotic Sunset Park Roadways

By Dave Colon | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation wants to remake a pair of Brooklyn streets from traffic-choked, dangerous two-way commercial corridors into one-way streets to make the roadways safer and boost business.

SHAME! State Lawmakers Leave Town Without Passing Key Safety Bills

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 12, 2021 | No Comments

Safe streets advocates feel abandoned after state lawmakers left Albany on Friday without passing a slate of bills aimed to save children, protect cyclists and make streets more livable.

Familiy For Safe Streets rally outside City Hall Park. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Lawmakers Continue To Stall on Bills To Keep Pedestrians, Cyclists Safe

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 10, 2021 | No Comments

Top state lawmakers have struck out on a package of pending street safety bills, and today is the last chance for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to grab a bat and get in the game.

Free him: A cyclist makes his way across the MTA-controlled Gil Hodges Bridge. Photo: Dave Colon

LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA

By Dave Colon | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.

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