DOT’s New Protected Grand Street Bike Lane Is Still Not Protected
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Grand Street is still a disaster, bikers and cycling advocates say, thanks to trucks that can still park in the bike lane.
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DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
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After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
Lander ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Will Seize Far Fewer Cars Than Originally Thought
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Any combination of five red light or speeding tickets were originally enough to get your car seized. Now it's five red light tickets or 15 speeding tickets.
Advocates: We Don’t Need New NYPD ‘Vision Zero Unit’ — We Need Safer Streets and Better Trained Cops
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The new unit is supposed to crack down on reckless drivers, but given the NYPD's record of racial bias, overpolicing, and lack of understanding, few are optimistic.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Road Violence is a Public Health Emergency Edition
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If any one group deserves an award for alerting city officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets. Plus the other news from yesterday.
Brooklyn Pol Who Fought Street Safety Measure Now Blasts DOT For Delaying It!
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Chaim Deutsch, who said he would oppose "any [bike lanes] in my district," is suddenly hounding the DOT for one on Emmons Avenue. No one believes him.