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How they do containerized garbage and recycling in Spain.

Ready, Set, Containerize: City Moves Ahead with ‘Open Streets: Garbage’ Plan

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

One flaw in the "Clean Curbs" program? It allows entities to put garbage containers on already-crowded sidewalks.

Margaret Forgione now leads the DOT. File photo: David Meyer (Inset: DOT)

Mayor Reveals New ‘Acting’ DOT Commissioner: Margaret Forgione

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

Polly Trottenberg's right hand will take over on Dec. 11.

The open street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights is the most popular in town. File photo: Clarence Eckerson

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Visioning Session’ Without Vision Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

DOT officials call 34th Avenue a "sterling example of what an open street can be" and "the gold standard." So why are we even debating making it permanent? That plus the other news of the day.

Wednesday’s Headlines: How Not to Build a Bike Lane Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 2, 2020 | No Comments

Just when we've been praising the Department of Transportation left and right lately, the agency takes a machete to its foot — and then puts the foot in its mouth. Plus all the other news.

Congestion on the Queensboro Bridge's lone cyclist and pedestrian path is especially egregious given how much space the city allocates for cars on the same span. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: No More Excuses on Queensboro Bridge South Outer Roadway

By Steven Bodzin | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

The shared bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge is already completely unsafe — and we have it documented in black, white and way too much red.

A stretch of protected bike lane that the city built in The Bronx in 2020.

Bronx Cyclist Injuries Will Keep Rising Without Protected Bike Infrastructure, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

If you don't build it, they will come — and get hurt.

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