Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about OMB

More than 36 hours after the storm ended, this is what many protected bike lanes look like. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

SNOW PROBLEM: Ex-Sanitation Commish Reveals Why City Clears Bike Lanes So Poorly

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

"They wouldn't let me buy them!" Garcia said. "I love the Multihog! They work, but the Office of Management and Budget would not let us buy them."

Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Mired for Years in Construction Bureaucracy

By Ben Fried | Sep 30, 2008 | 17 Comments

The Sands Street bike path, a physically protected approach to the Manhattan Bridge, has languished behind schedule for years, held up in the city's construction bureaucracy. The project serves as a prime illustration that livable streets hinge not just on DOT, but on other, more obscure city agencies as well.

Livable Streets Projects Getting Hung Up in Budget Bureaucracy?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 23, 2008 | 2 Comments

From today’s Crain’s Insider: The city is weighing a new set of street design guidelines that would make installation of pedestrian-friendly elements, like curb extensions, easier. The Department of Transportation has developed a number of new street and traffic plans in Madison Square Park and other places around the city. But each one requires special […]