Weinshall and Budnick on WNYC

weinshall.jpgDid people have a chance to listen to Brian Lehrer’s interview with DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall and Transportation Alternatives’ Noah Budnick yesterday morning? If so, what did you think?

Listen to the show right here.

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WNYC’s Brian Lehrer: Tune in Right Now!

By Aaron Naparstek |
Trouble on Two Wheels Noah Budnick, programs director of transportation alternatives — on alternative means of transport in New York and Iris Weinshall, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner — on the city’s effort to make biking in New York safe Tune in right now

Manhattan Bridge Bike & Ped Improvements Nearing Completion

By Aaron Naparstek |
It looks like the street redesign around the Manhattan entrance of the Manhattan Bridge is nearing completion. Considering that Transportation Alternatives has been pushing for these fixes for years, that was pretty fast. DOT presented its plan to the local Community Board, to unanimous approval, in July; sketched out the lines on the street in […]

City Announces Major Bike Safety Improvement Initiative

By Aaron Naparstek |
Two Hundred Miles Of New Bike Facilities Will Built In The Next Three Years. Releases Detailed Report On Bicycle Injuries And Fatalities. Changes Are Result Of Unprecedented Inter-Agency Collaboration Between Departments Of Transportation, Health, Parks And Police. The press conference is underway right now in at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. Here are […]

Good Riddance to the Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit

By Ben Fried |
The people suing to remove the Prospect Park West bike lane have given up, more than five years after initiating a lawsuit that nearly sank New York City’s bike program. In a statement, Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes and Seniors for Safety (“organizations” that, to the best of my knowledge, now stand in for two people — former […]