Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

Streetsies 2022: Vote for The Best Project of the Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 27, 2022 | No Comments

We know we're the first to chide the city's Department of Transportation for failure, but we also celebrate the many projects completed by DOT's hard-working employees. Vote for your favorite.

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Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program

By Kea Wilson | Dec 23, 2022 | No Comments

That great news was soured slightly, though, by the very small dollar figure attached to it.

Electric avenue: (from left) Council members Rita Joseph, Shahana Hanif and Crystal Hudson all support e-bikes in Propspect Park. File photo

Three Council Members Whose Districts Surround Prospect Park Demand the Return of E-Bikes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments

Three Brooklyn Council members whose districts all touch Prospect Park are demanding that the Parks Department allow the battery-boosted bikes to be used inside the greenspace, which, like other city parks, don't permit e-bikes.

More and more buildings are simply banning electric bikes — a classic baby-and-bathwater solution. Photo: FDNY

UP IN SMOKE? Private Buildings Step Up E-Bike Bans in Wake of Fires

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments

Private buildings and institutions are banning e-mobility devices amid growing fears over fires attributed to faulty lithium-ion batteries that have killed six people this year and left many more without a home. But is this the right way to go about it?

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Beyond Ciclovia: Five Lessons on Sustainable Transportation from Colombia

By Kea Wilson | Dec 11, 2022 | No Comments

Here's a deeply non-exhaustive list of five lessons about sustainable transportation I took home with me from a recent trip to Colombia, and why I can't wait to go back.

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This Global Initiative to Increase Bike Access Can Teach the U.S. A Few Things, Too

By Kea Wilson | Dec 8, 2022 | No Comments

A new initiative aims to put thousands of purpose-built transportation bikes in the hands of people in underserved countries — and in the process, sparking a conversation about the role of bike design itself in making green mobility accessible.

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