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City To Close Bike Lane Gap in Lower Sixth Ave.
WEB6 days ago · The agency first installed a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue between W. Eighth and 33rd streets in 2016, extending it north to Central Park in 2020, and filling in a portion south of Lispenard Street to Barclay Street in 2022. This gap of bike lane on Sixth Avenue will finally close. Map: DOT.
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
WEBApr 23, 2022 · Mayor Adams on Saturday announced an historic nearly $1 billion investment towards funding the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, just days after dozens of advocates and pols rallied on the steps of City Hall to demand he spend what’s needed to create a safer, and more bike-, bus-, and pedestrian-friendly New York.. The City Council’s specific $3.1-billion, five-year budget ask apparently ...
Seniors to City: Fix Canal Street Now!
WEB4 days ago · Canal Street is home to a higher percentage of residents aged 65 and older, as well as children, compared to citywide averages. The street lacks adequate shade, exacerbating the health risks posed by air pollution from increasing car traffic. Canal Street has been a DOT Vision Zero Priority Corridor since 2015, yet it …
Eyes on the Street: 'Daylighting' NYC Intersections Needs More …
WEBDec 5, 2023 · It's a concrete solution. Mayor Adams's announcement last week that he intended to eliminate parking spaces near 1,000 intersections a year to improve visibility and reduce crashes will fail unless his administration backs up the initiative with physical barriers to keep out cars, advocates and our own damn eyes say. “Driver’s know there’s almost no parking enforcement and they act ...
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WEB4 days ago · September 26, 2024. e-bikes. Opinion: Worried About E-Bike Safety? Make the Roads Safer First. Opponents co-opted the outdoor dining regulatory process. Advocates must address e-bike safety concerns — for the sake of all vulnerable street users — or risk the same fate.
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of …
Welcome to Streetsblog’s New Website!
WEB9:01 AM EDT on June 8, 2023. New and improved! Hey, 2006 — 2023 called and it finally has a new web design. That's right, Streetsblog readers, today is the first day of the rest of your digital life, as Streetsblog NYC, Streetsblog USA and all its vaguely affiliated sites transform their outer skin from our beloved-but-outdated 15-year-old ...
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WEBStreetsblog is a registered trademark (federal registration number 7,276,763) owned by Open Plans. Streetsblog NYC covers the five boroughs of New York and important transportation policy developments in Albany. Starting with our first scoop in 2006, which tallied up the rampant abuse of parking placards, we’ve helped set the agenda for local ...
ANALYSIS: Electeds Seek Much More than Piecemeal …
WEBJul 12, 2022 · The full pedestrianization of Broadway has gained even more influential elected champions. Earlier this month, Manhattan President Mark Levine and local Council Members Carlina Rivera, Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers wrote to the DOT urging that it immediately declare Broadway from 14th to 34th streets a "limited access open street" and quickly develop a "comprehensive" corridor-wide plan for ...