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Fiifi Frimpong

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Bronxite riding down Pelham Parkway after unlocking at corral. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

E-Scooter Pilot in The Bronx Offers New Mode … On Same Old Dangerous Roads

By Fiifi Frimpong | Sep 1, 2021 | No Comments
"Would I ride a scooter? Absolutely not," Bronx resident John Schewerer told Streetsblog the other day.
Incoming Bronx Council Members include (clockwise from top left) Eric Dinowitz, Oswald Feliz, Pierina Sanchez, Kevin Riley, Althea Stevens and Amanda Farias

Incoming Bronx Council Members Tell Us Their Top Transportation Priorities

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 25, 2021 | No Comments
We spoke to five incoming Council Members from the Boogie Down about their priorities.

Day 1: The Microbility Revolution Begins in The Bronx

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments
Here's our report from the East Bronx, where Bird, Veo and Lime deployed their e-scooters on Tuesday.
New electric tractor trailer. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

City Retires More Dirty Diesel Trucks in the Pollution-Plagued South Bronx

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments
A beer distributor gets five gleaming, electric delivery vehicles, courtesy of the state DEC.
Governors Highway Safety Association

States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments
"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
Ashley Price speaking during rally. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

The Mayor’s Time to Implement Bronx Bus Lanes is Running Out

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 5, 2021 | No Comments
Activists and politicians demanded on Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio fulfill his longstanding promise to begin work on multiple Bronx bus lane projects — and do so before students head back to school, an annual rite that leads to more traffic.
Bx. 5 bus traveling on Story Avenue. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

PARKING MADNESS: Bronx Electeds Oppose Dedicated Bus Lane that Would Help Tens of Thousands of Straphangers

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments
A group of Bronx elected officials is opposing a much-needed dedicated bus lane in Soundview because it would remove some parking spaces.
Lime's Russell Murphy teaching a Bronx resident how to ride an e-scooter. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Is the Boogie Down Bronx Ready for Thousands of E-Scooters?

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments
Judging by a Lime event, few residents are learning how to use the devices before the start of a DOT pilot.
Steal these ideas!

Hey, Mayor Adams — Don’t Forget All These Great Ideas from the Campaign Trail

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jul 12, 2021 | No Comments
Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York City — but that doesn't mean he can't steal some good ideas from the candidates he trounced, right?
The victim, Jeffrey Williamson, was run over and killed by a postal truck driver. Photo: Ken Coughlin

USPS Victim Was a ‘Great Man’ on the Verge of Retirement When Killed on his Commute, Wife Says

By Gersh Kuntzman and Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 30, 2021 | No Comments
Killed cyclist Jeffrey Williamson was about to retire before a postal service driver killed him on Central Park West.
Delivery workers dropped off a list of demands at the 25th Precinct station house (pictured) and the 40th station house on Monday. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

Deliveristas March to Demand Protection on the Willis Avenue Bridge and Beyond

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments
"The bridge is one of the most dangerous in the city and a place where assaults and robberies are frequently committed," said Sergio Solano of El Diario de los Deliveryboys en la Gran Manzana.
The current Jackson Avenue and East 149th Street intersection that would soon become a one-way street. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

DOT Presents ‘Bike Boulevard’ Project For Jackson Ave. in Mott Haven

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments
The DOT's bike boulevard proposal for the Mott Haven section of the Bronx would make cycling safer by breaking up the current two-way roadway into three one-way segments that will dramatically reduce thru-traffic, the agency said.
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