Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
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The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
Queens Civic Panel Demands Long Overdue Fixes to Union Turnpike
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Queens residents are trying to shame the Department of Transportation into action to finally fix the horror show that is Union Turnpike.
DOT Is Relatively Unscathed in City’s Massive Budget Cut
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But what DOT does with the money is what counts, according to advocates.
POST-MORTEM: Cyclist Victims Killed In 2020 Were Low-Income, Essential Workers
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More than half of the 26 cyclists killed last year died on streets where the median income falls below the citywide average.
Eyes On The Street: The Flushing Busway is Finally in Effect
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Seven months after Mayor de Blasio first announced it, after months of pushback and even a court case, the city's long-stalled Main Street busway finally started rolling on Tuesday.
IDLE COMPLAINT: DOT Opposes Bill To Let Citizens Report Placard Abuse — Fearing Violence
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DOT Commissioner Margaret Forgione said she's afraid of violence — even though Council Member Steve Levin's bill is based on an existing city anti-idling program.
NYPD (Yes, NYPD) Says Deadly Williamsburg Intersection Needs Redesign
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"That intersection needs engineering fixes to make it safe,” Captain Mark Vazquez of the 90th Precinct said during a Community Board 1 meeting on Tuesday night.
Judge: City Can Move Ahead With Flushing Busway
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“The city can proceed now with the busway," the opponents' lawyer told Streetsblog.
UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning
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A notorious Sunset Park death trap claims the life of a 33-year-old man.
Developers Want to Cut Required Bike Parking In Midtown Tower
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The builders of a massive tower next to Grand Central Terminal want to reduce by nearly 65 percent the amount of bike parking they are required to include in their project. Members of Community Board 5 were incensed.
DOI REPORT: NYPD Inappropriately Used Bikes As Weapons
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“Our general finding is those tactics were overused in a disproportionate way," the Department of Investigations commissioner says.
City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again
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The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!