Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike/Ped

Crush city: the combined bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Melodie Bryant

EXCUSES, EXCUSES: DOT Offers Entirely New Rationale for Not Making 59th St. Bridge Safe for Peds, Cyclists

By Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

The outer lane of the roadway is not safe enough for people on foot who might fall over a low fence, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg now says.

Too narrow for cars and bikes? The 86th Street transverse. Photo: Pablo Costa Tirado

Upper East Siders Back Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 23, 2020 | No Comments

“The unfortunate death of Dr. Cammerman was not an accident. It was inevitable," said one person at the online hearing.

There's plenty of space for pedestrians to socially distance — if the city would repurpose more roadways from car drivers to walkers. Photo: Adam Foreman

Comptroller: Reduce Speed Limits, Cars To Help Frontline Workers

By Dave Colon | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

Stringer said major changes are necessary because "over 10 percent of frontline workers commuted to work via bike or foot" even before the pandemic.

Parts of Broadway will be opened up. Photo: Lauren Rushing

Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity

By Lauren Rushing | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

From a cyclist's point of view, pretty much everything. Here's some easy ways the Department of Transportation could improve road safety — stat!

New cyclist too slow? You're ready to enlist in the War on Cars. Photo: Laura Shepard

Op-Ed: Don’t Forget Us, Bike Mayor!

By Samuel Santaella | Nov 29, 2019 | No Comments

The position should focus on bringing infrastructure to the under-served, outer-borough areas that need it most.

STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.

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