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Tell Cuomo the Time for Congestion Pricing Is Now

By Streetsblog | Mar 19, 2018 | 1 Comment
Tomorrow Riders Alliance will lead a rally outside Cuomo’s Manhattan office to demand that the governor and legislators include congestion pricing in this year’s state budget.
Tomorrow TransAlt volunteers will push City Council members for streets that prioritize transit, walking, and biking. Image: TransAlt

This Week: Tell City Council Members NYC Needs Bolder Street Redesigns

By Streetsblog | Mar 5, 2018 | 4 Comments
Tomorrow volunteers with Transportation Alternatives head to City Hall to make the case to the City Council for bolder street redesigns.
Large numbers of L train riders are bound for 14th Street. Image: MTA

This Week: Speak Up for an L Train Shutdown Plan Grounded in Reality

By Streetsblog | Feb 26, 2018 | No Comments
On Thursday, Manhattan Community Board 2 will be discussing the L train shutdown, and people who are counting on a viable replacement plan have to make their presence felt.
Image: NYC DOT

This Week: L Train Shutdown Road Show Comes to the West Side

By Streetsblog | Feb 12, 2018 | No Comments
If you live on Manhattan’s West Side, this week is your chance to weigh in on the MTA/DOT plan to keep people moving while the L train is out of commission for Sandy-related repairs.
DOT plans to add a five-foot protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks of 26th and 29th streets. Image: DOT

Tonight: Speak Up for Safe Crosstown Bike Lanes at Manhattan CB 6

By Streetsblog | Feb 5, 2018 | 4 Comments
If you want safer crosstown bicycling routes before someone else gets hurt, you can speak up tonight for this protected bike lane project.
The plan for 14th Street calls for a transit- and deliver-only design on the busiest blocks. A two-way protected bike lane is slated for 13th Street. Image: NYC DOT

This Week: L Train Shutdown Open House, Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By Streetsblog | Jan 29, 2018 | No Comments
There are two big events on the Streetsblog calendar this week. On Wednesday, the MTA and NYC DOT hold a second open house on their developing plan to handle the L train shutdown. On Thursday, DOT presents its plan for protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street to Manhattan CB 5.
Queens Boulevard in its early days. File photo: Stephen Miller

This Week: Tell DOT Your Ideas for Next Phase of Queens Boulevard Redesign

By Streetsblog | Jan 22, 2018 | No Comments
The de Blasio administration’s Queens Boulevard redesign is a major success, with serious crashes down and cyclist counts up on the four miles of the street that have a bike lane. This year, DOT plans to extend the redesign east from Rego Park, adding bike lanes between Yellowstone Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
Painted bike lanes don't get the job done on crosstown streets. Image: Google Maps

This Week: Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes for Midtown South

By Streetsblog | Jan 16, 2018 | 2 Comments
Wednesday is the big day, with public meetings about protected crosstown bike lanes in Midtown, the Fourth Avenue redesign in Brooklyn, and the next phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign.
Image: DOT

This Week: CB 7 Votes on Protected Bike Lanes for Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue

By Streetsblog | Dec 18, 2017 | No Comments
This week's marquee event is Wednesday, when Brooklyn Community Board 7 is expected to vote on protected bike lanes for Fourth Avenue between 65th Street and Atlantic Avenue.
To keep making progress on traffic safety, redesigns as substantial as this protected bike lane planned for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn will have to be implemented citywide. Image: NYC DOT

This Week: DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Plan With Protected Bike Lanes to CB 7

By Streetsblog | Dec 11, 2017 | No Comments
A permanent reconstruction can either create an extremely useful low-stress bike connection between the neighborhoods of western Brooklyn, or it could make such a connection nearly impossible for another generation.
Eight council members are vying to replace outgoing Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Photo: William Alatriste for the NYC Council

Tonight: Your Chance to Quiz the Next City Council Speaker

By Streetsblog | Nov 20, 2017 | No Comments
Tonight council members vying to replace term-limited Melissa Mark-Viverito as speaker will participate in a forum at New York Law School.
CB 7 asked DOT to do better than painted bike lanes on 110th Street, depicted above. Image: DOT

This Week: DOT’s Revised Plans for 110th Street Bike Lanes

By Streetsblog | Nov 13, 2017 | 14 Comments
In June, DOT proposed painted bike lanes for 110th Street between Riverside Drive and Frederick Douglass Circle, at the northwest corner of Central Park. Members of Manhattan Community Board 7 said that wasn't good enough, asking DOT to come back with a design that protects cyclists from motorized traffic. On Tuesday, DOT will come back to CB 7 with its revised design. If you want 110th Street to be safe for New Yorkers of all abilities to bike on, it's important to show up.
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