Queensboro Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Delayed a Full Year
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"We are concerned about the timeline," two Council member said in a statement.
Thursday’s Headlines: Stand Clear of the (Pair of) Closing Doors, Please Edition (Exclusive!)
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The state Legislature is on the side of platform edge doors (and we have the letter to prove it!). Plus other news.
Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves
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“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.
THE SLOW WALK: What Happened to Those Cyclist-Friendly Rules?
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Two rules that would have made life easier for cyclists, and encouraged more bike riding by the public, have not been implemented.
FOR PEDS’ SAKE: City Must Take Over Sidewalk and Curb Clearance, Pols Say
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A growing chorus of local electeds is demanding that rules be changed to require the city, presumably the Department of Sanitation, to remove snow from sidewalks and pedestrian curb zones, a responsibility that now belongs to property owners.
New City Hall Climate Teams Must Focus On Transportation Emissions Reductions, Advocates Say
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What does Mayor Adams’s new climate office mean for the main challenges: reducing car ownership and overturning years of environmental racism?
Wednesday’s Headlines: Pedestrian Fatalities Mount Edition
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It's already an ugly year for road deaths. Plus other news.
‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Busy Brooklyn Street — And Driver is Charged
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A Brooklyn woman was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning in a crash at an intersection where snow had still not been properly cleared. (Update: the driver was charged.)
Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums
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Was 2021 the year that U.S. planners finally lost faith in minimum parking requirements? It certainly seems so.
Tuesday’s Headlines: This is What Pro-Car Policies Look Like Edition
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On Monday, New York dug out from the weekend storm. Or, correct that: pedestrians, cyclists, bus riders and the disabled dug out from the storm and car drivers went about their merry way. Plus other news.
Two Views on Platform Gates: First, There's a Cheaper Way...
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A construction pro shows the way for a less-costly solution than platform doors.