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The East 61st Street bike lane at Lexington, pictured on Aug. 31, before its completion. Photo: Liam Jeffries

‘Community Engagement’ Over Bike Lanes Includes Anti-Bike-Lane Crusader’s Rant From California

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

The battle to improve our city and make roadways safer now includes people phoning in from California to berate Department of Transportation officials.

In Wake of Council Hearing, Mayor Now Wants to Expand NYPD Collision Investigations

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

"Yes, we should expand that capacity," the mayor said on Wednesday. Not so fast, said Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

An e-scooter share program is coming to The Bronx this year.

E-Scooters Are Best for Short Trips to Transit, Shops: Study

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

Maybe the New York City Department of Transportation got it right?

We made a new montage. That's (from left) Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Shaun Donovan, Ray McGuire, Scott Stringer and Andrew Yang.

ANALYSIS: Mayoral Candidates Have Big Plans For The Streets (But Not All Know How to Get it Done)

By Dave Colon | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

How can big ambitions be achieved? Let's look at what the candidates said at the big Bike NY forum this week.

Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver gave activists some hope this week.

Central Park Boss Will Consider Activists’ Dream of Safe Cross-Park Routes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

"Bicycle and pedestrian safety in our city's parks is extremely important," Mitchell Silver told Streetopia UWS in response to its sustained advocacy for better routes through the park.

A Round and a Roundy: Don’t Touch the NYPD Pickle!

By Streetsblog | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

Our cartoonist has seen enough, so he put the NYPD's selfishness into a cartoon. We hope you relish it as much as we do.

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