The Streetsblog calendar is bursting at the seams this week, with the headline event being Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s hearing on traffic congestion. Much more stuff is on the full Streetsblog calendar. Here are the highlights: Tuesday: The 34th Street Partnership is hosting a workshop on the temporary public plaza at 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue. […]

It’s a short week, but a busy one. The highlight: Public workshops where you can weigh in on DOT’s effort to improve bicycling and walking across the Harlem River Bridges. See the full slate of events on the Streetsblog calendar. Here are the highlights: Today: The Brooklyn Community Board 3 transportation committee will discuss the recent expansion […]

As summer comes to a close, community boards start to convene again. This week the calendar is filling up with community board discussions of Manhattan plazas, bus lanes, and more. See the full slate of events on the Streetsblog calendar. Here are the highlights: Monday: Vornado Realty Trust gives an update on the temporary plaza and sidewalk extensions installed […]

If you believe New York’s local press can do a better job covering traffic violence and street safety issues, the event for you is happening Thursday. The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the American Society of News Editors are putting on a roundtable discussion “about the state of pedestrian safety in NYC, how it’s covered, […]

Assembly Member Francisco Moya and Queens Community Board 4 are opposed to a road diet that would make Corona’s 111th Street safer for thousands of people. On Wednesday, DOT will present its proposal at a public workshop hosted by Council Member Julissa Ferreras, who supports the project. See more details below, along with the rest of this […]

City & State’s “New York Moves” conference this Wednesday features panels about the future of transit, biking, and walking in NYC and the next generation of transportation infrastructure for the region, with a morning keynote from U.S. DOT Secretary Anthone Foxx. Registration is free. See the full slate of events on the Streetsblog calendar. Here are the highlights: […]

On Tuesday, Families for Safe Streets will bring New Yorkers to Union Square to honor people lost to traffic violence. With close to 1,000 people pledged to attend, it promises to be an important Vision Zero event. Vigil details below, along with more from this week’s calendar. Monday: The Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition meets to discuss results from […]

Two redesigns of major Manhattan avenues are on community board agendas this week. Tomorrow, a resolution calling on DOT to immediately install a protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue goes before Manhattan Community Board 7 (the transportation committee voted for it last month). Bike-share is coming to the neighborhood soon, and Amsterdam could fill a void as its […]