It’s showtime for the Move NY plan to reform the region’s dysfunctional toll system while raising needed revenue for the MTA. The plan went public today, and you can find out more about how it would work at a town hall meeting at the Brooklyn YWCA this Thursday. Here are the highlights — many more […]

There’s no shortage of livable streets events this week. Preparations for Citi Bike expansion continue with presentations and planning workshops in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and street revamps are on the agenda for the Upper West Side, DUMBO, and Brownsville. In one intriguing development, the Manhattan Community Board 3 transportation committee is expected to take up […]

This week in livable streets events, community boards will critique proposed DOT street safety measures in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the agency’s plans for deadly Linden Boulevard. Details below, and as always, check the calendar for complete listings. Today: DOT bike director Hayes Lord will brief the Brooklyn CB 14 transportation committee on bike lane proposals […]

The snow has trimmed this week’s calendar and forced a few cancellations. Note that the DMV safety hearing to review the license of the truck driver who killed Mathieu Lefevre in 2011 has been postponed to a later date. Things pick up again on Wednesday and Thursday, and the action continues over the weekend with […]

The long-anticipated redesign of Queens Boulevard kicks off on Wednesday with a public forum about how to tame the section that runs through Woodside. This is your chance to tell DOT how you want to change the “Boulevard of Death.” Check the calendar for the full slate of events. Here are the highlights: Tuesday: DOT tis asking people to weigh […]

This is the week that Citi Bike expansion starts to ramp up in earnest, with a meeting at Brooklyn Community Board 1 tomorrow about station siting in North Brooklyn. There’s also a key meeting about 125th Street Select Bus Service tomorrow at Manhattan Community Board 10, which has stood in the way of bus lanes west […]

The first full week of 2015 is set to be a busy one. Tomorrow, Families For Safe Streets will demand justice from the state DMV before holding a vigil for Allison Liao. That’s not all: DOT and MTA are scheduled to update Harlem community boards this week on the complete rollout of Select Bus Service on 125th […]

With the holidays approaching, the calendar items are stacked toward the early part of the week. Looks like this is the final burst of community board action before 2015 — get it while you can. Here are the highlights, with more goodies on the full calendar: Today: The Baruch College plaza is a car-free block […]

Things get going tomorrow with a community board meeting about proposed safety improvements for the Lincoln Square bowtie, followed by updates on the Pulaski Bridge bike path on Wednesday and an on-street greenway connection between Carroll Gardens and Sunset Park on Thursday. As always, check the calendar for the full slate of events. Here are the highlights: […]

Most of the action this week is happening on Wednesday, starting with an expert panel at the NYU Rudin Center about how technology is affecting transportation and land use. As always, check the calendar for the full slate of events. Here are the highlights: Monday: DOT will present an update on proposed bike lanes to the Brooklyn Community […]