Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
No Quick Fix in Sight for Citi Bike E-Saster; de Blasio Not Concerned
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Not so fast! Citi Bike's speedy electric-assist bikes will remain grounded for the foreseeable future.
Traffic Fatalities are Way Up — Is Vision Zero Becoming Unfocused?
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What is driving the increase in deaths? Drivers, of course.
$ix Questions About the Massive Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Plan$
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Question 1: Isn't there a better use for $4 billion than to enshrine one of Robert Moses's most disastrous legacies?
Cyclists: New Bike Route to the Kosciuszko Bridge is a ‘Death Trap’
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In Greenpoint, the bridge’s new shared bike and pedestrian path will follow the highway's alignment of the exit ramp to Meeker and Morgan Avenues.
DOT Says Bike Path on Kosciuszko Bridge Will Link to Network
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Cyclists will soon be able to ride from Queens to Brooklyn across the Kosciuszko Bridge along a long-promised bike route that will connect to bike lanes in each borough.
Planning Group: Cut Two Lanes When BQE is Rebuilt
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But the Regional Plan Association stopped short of calling for the roadway to be fully torn down.
Safety First! DOT Revisiting Fourth Avenue Road Diet for Bay Ridge
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Transportation officials say they will dust off an old plan to slow down speedsters in Bay Ridge — a life-saving proposal that the local community board killed in 2013.
TURN SIGNAL: Anti-Cyclist Bay Ridge is Now Increasingly Anti-Car
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First, the neighborhood threw out street safety pariah Marty Golden. Now, it is coming together to hold drivers accountable.
Advocates: Reform Rogue Garbage Truck Companies Now!
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A coalition has a seven-point plan that goes much further than the de Blasio administration's current proposal.
Bay Ridge May Finally Get a Protected Bike Lane
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Finally, Bay Ridge would enter the 21st century, thanks to a city plan to put a protected bike lane on Seventh Avenue.
Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Oil Truck Driver — Yet Don’t Charge Him with the ‘Hit’ or ‘Run’ Part
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The charge of failure to yield suggests that police believe cyclist Chaim Joseph had the right of way and was pedaling with the light when Jackson allegedly ran him down.
Congestion Pricing Critic Gets the Spotlight During Public Hearing
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Why is anyone listening to Richard Brodsky, anyway?