Starting the School Day Off at the Bike Corral
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By 8:15 a.m., the racks were mostly full.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Schools
Van Bramer Won't Back Skillman Protected Bike Lane Without Ped Crossing By P.S. 11
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Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is withholding support for protected bike lanes connecting Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge until the city addresses pedestrian safety concerns at P.S. 11 on Skillman Avenue.
Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability
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An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
Arlington Makes It Easier for Teachers to Stop Driving to School
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Driving to school can be a major source of traffic congestion. But while Safe Routes to School programs aim to make walking and biking to school a safer, easier option for students, getting teachers and school staff to leave their cars at home is still new terrain.
Speed Cameras Get Traction in Albany, But Marty Golden Promises to Obstruct
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Members of Families for Safe Streets are in Albany today to talk to state legislators about expanding NYC's automated speed enforcement program. After legislative leaders failed to advance a similar bill last year, this session it appears to have more traction.
De Blasio Administration Volunteered to Hand Out Tens of Thousands of New Parking Placards
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The de Blasio administration chose to reissue tens of thousands of parking placards to city school teachers, and was not forced to do so by an administrative law judge, according to the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, the union that represents school principals.