Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and students from the "I Challenge Myself" program. Photo: Jesse Coburn

After Streetsblog Probe, DOT Talks Up School Safety

By Gersh Kuntzman and Jesse Coburn | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

The city announced on Wednesday that it would complete 100 road safety projects — many of them near schools — just two weeks after a Streetsblog investigation revealed a disproportionate amount of crashes occur near the city's public schools.

Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Survey Says!’ Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 8, 2022 | No Comments

The big news yesterday was no news at all — thanks to some pollsters who don't care about the most important issues in town. So click to read that ... plus the rest of the real news.

Pity the poor bus rider. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman. Poster: Courtney Menard

New York City’s Slowest-in-the-Nation Buses are a Poster Child for Failure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 7, 2022 | No Comments

And the poster offers the most damning visual symbol for our bus system: turtles!

The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 7, 2022 | No Comments

The legislative session in Albany just ended, but the finger pointing has only gotten started.

Half good, half bad. Half full. It's a metaphor.

THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 6, 2022 | No Comments

"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."

A notice and map tied to a fence informed greenway users about the closure in May. Photo: Allegra N. Legrande

OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure

By Allegra N. LeGrande | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

A hilly, unsafe detour needs better signage and physical barriers separating vulnerable road users from cars.

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