Friday’s Headlines: Give Our Prayers to Broadway Edition
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The city promises traffic-calming measures after a horrific crash. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling
City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say
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The city's proposal for a protected bike-lane network in a dangerous section of Eastern Queens is better, but still lacks important connections that compromise its safety, activists say.
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders
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And the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
UPDATED: Parks Dept. Halts Greenway Repair to Mull Creating Safe Detour for Cyclists
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Parks was set to start a four-month closure of the greenway last Monday ... until Streetsblog started covering it, that is.
Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule
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Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.
The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast
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A handful of cities across America are building out bike lane networks faster than ever before — and the secret ingredient isn't concrete and paint, but strong partnerships and even stronger public messaging, a new analysis argued.