Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

The current "shared path" is too narrow, too steep and doesn't really keep pedestrians and cyclists apart — which was the whole point of diverting cyclists from the Hudson River Greenway between 72nd and 83rd streets. Photo: Streetsblog

No Big Changes Coming to Dangerous Riverside Park Bike ‘Detour’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 22, 2019 | 35 Comments

Cyclists think the Parks Department is not taking safety concerns seriously along a hastily built, steep, dark, root-damaged detour from the Hudson River Greenway that was installed to separate pedestrians from cyclists along the much-used river route.

Remember her? Queens Borough President Donovan Richards reappointed Kim Ohanian to Community Board 7.

Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die May Get Booted

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 19, 2019 | 38 Comments

"We're going to look into who that employee is and whatever appropriate disciplinary measures can be taken," Mayor de Blasio said on Friday.

A cyclist experiences the fresh hell of Avenue A, which has only a painted bike lane. Photo: Vivian Lipson

East Village to City: Protect Cyclists Better Now

By Vivian Lipson | Jul 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

“It’s hectic, unsafe,” said Danika Underhill, a resident who wants the city to do better.

The city needs even more of these kinds of protected bike lanes. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 18, 2019 | 9 Comments

One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.

City firefighter Brauley De La Rosa is still driving recklessly after he tried to kill a cyclist with his car in June. Photo: Liz Gonzales

Ballistic Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Back on Duty

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 17, 2019 | 13 Comments

Taxpayers are again paying the salary of firefighter Brauley de la Rosa, who was arrested last month for using his Dodge muscle car as a battering ram against a cyclist.

Two large men physically intimidated a woman on a Citi Bike and prevented her from leaving because they said she scratched their car.

Biking While Female — ‘Slut,’ ‘Bitch,’ and ‘Dumb Broad’

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 17, 2019 | 45 Comments

Women share their stories of intimidation on the roads, proving again that car culture is bro culture.

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