Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT

A cyclist heads towards Ocean Parkway's cracked pavement, which has spread north of Avenue R. We added "Danger" tape to make it more dramatic. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Cycling Groups Sound Alarm that More of Ocean Parkway Bike Path is Falling Apart

By Dave Colon | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

Do something, Mayor Adams, say two vaunted cycling groups.

A pedestrian squeezes between cars blocking the box on Canal Street.

DOT Finally Admits, ‘We Have a Problem on Canal Street’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

Is it finally time to #FixCanal?

Bus service has to improve under Mayor Adams (left) and Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. Main photo: MTA

Advocates: The City and the MTA Must Deliver What They’ve Promised for Bus Riders

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

This is not rocket science. It's political will and paint.

The city covered over a sunken part of 40th Drive in Queens on Friday — but only after a cyclist was killed after failing into the depressed roadway. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repair

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.

A bus. Does it need to be fast or does it need to be free? Photo: Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway

By Deborah Baldwin | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.

Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Got Him’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

Cops made a long-overdue arrest in a fatal hit-and-run. Plus other news.

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