Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Congestion on Canal Street, which turns out to be part of the National Highway System. Photo: giggel/Wikimedia Commons

Council Wants City to Require Overnight Deliveries

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 24, 2019 | 20 Comments

The city would have to receive deliveries at night in order to free up road space during the most congested times and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists under a council bill that moved another step forward on Tuesday.

We call this the Ballad of the Costa Concrescentia. Photo via Juan Restrepo

Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges

By Dave Colon | Sep 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child

By Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | Sep 13, 2019 | 16 Comments

A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.

Council Member Brad Lander, who pulled into a lower Manhattan press conference on a Citi Bike despite not having a helmet (or a bike license). Photo by Dave Colon

Council Members: Mayor Was Just Mouthing Off on Helmets, Licenses

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | Sep 10, 2019 | 21 Comments

Remarks damaging to cycling may have originated with a journalist.

Gowanus Crash Spotlights Safety Problems of Rogue Private Garbage Carters

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2019 | 10 Comments

Advocates renew calls for regulation after a truck driver plowed into a cyclist, leaving him in critical condition.

Not protected: A truck blocking the W. 26th Street bike lane. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Eyes on the Street: Hey, DOT, About That Protected 26th Street Bike Lane…

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 27, 2019 | 23 Comments

It's not a protected bike lane if cars can park in it. Looking at you, West 26th Street.

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