The street safety plan for 111th Street in Queens and bike-share station planning in East Harlem are the two big calendar items during this holiday-shortened week. Here are the highlights — check the Streetsblog calendar for the full slate of events: Tuesday: The City Council transportation committee is holding a hearing on a pair of administration-backed bills that would slow down […]

The annual benefit for Streetsblog and Streetfilms is Thursday — just three days away. Space is limited, so to guarantee your spot(s), buy your tickets by Wednesday at midnight. Join us at the Invisible Dog on Bergen Street as we honor the accomplishments of former NYC DOT policy director Jon Orcutt and Families For Safe […]

A late addition to the Streetsblog calendar that Hudson River Greenway users will want to squeeze into their schedules tonight: Community Board 7’s Parks and Recreation committee will hear from the Parks Department about changes to the greenway in Riverside Park intended to reduce conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists. The greenway can get uncomfortably crowded […]

Between the Passover and Easter holidays, the highlights this week are both on Wednesday: An UPROSE forum about implementation plans for the Brooklyn Greenway in Sunset Park, and a lecture presenting a radical vision of ecological urban living. Wednesday: The United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park hosts a Greenway Implementation Forum providing information and […]

It’s a light week on the Streetsblog calendar, but mid-summer is a great time to start fighting for better transit and safer streets. Plus, NYC’s biggest car-free event — Summer Streets — comes back to Lafayette Street and Park Avenue for six hours this Saturday. Tuesday: Join the Riders Alliance for a strategy session about how […]