Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike/Ped

Scores of activists rallied at City Hall last month to argue that Mayor de Blasio has decelerated Vision Zero. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cyclists Are Not the Enemy, Says a Widow Whose Husband Was Killed By a Cyclist

By Julianne Cuba | May 14, 2019 | 31 Comments

The death of a pedestrian was a devastating reminder for Hindy Schachter — but it also reinforced the idea that the real threat is a car culture that prioritizes speed and parking over safety.

NYPD: Driver Hits and Kills Cyclist Robert Sommer in Marine Park

By Julianne Cuba | May 13, 2019 | 2 Comments

The victim is now at least the 66th person — and at least the eighth cyclist — killed by a car this year.

NYPD: Driver Kills Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk

By Julianne Cuba | May 8, 2019 | 3 Comments

A driver hit and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk near the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday morning — but is not yet facing any charges, police said.

TransAlt says the city should create more space for cyclists, like these crowded riders sharing space with pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge, during the crisis. Photo: Clarence Eckerson

Queens Pol Demands More Space for Cyclists and Peds on Queensboro Bridge

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 30, 2019 | 18 Comments

Just one narrow pathway is shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, whose numbers are booming. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants that to change.

The city is working on connecting the Kosciuszko Bridge to a new bike path on Meeker Avenue between Apollo Street and Van Dam Street.
Photo: DOT

Cyclists: New Bike Route to the Kosciuszko Bridge is a ‘Death Trap’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 5, 2019 | 16 Comments

In Greenpoint, the bridge’s new shared bike and pedestrian path will follow the highway's alignment of the exit ramp to Meeker and Morgan Avenues.

The city unveiled a new bike route from the Kosciuszko Bridge to the larger bike network.

DOT Says Bike Path on Kosciuszko Bridge Will Link to Network

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 3, 2019 | 3 Comments

Cyclists will soon be able to ride from Queens to Brooklyn across the Kosciuszko Bridge along a long-promised bike route that will connect to bike lanes in each borough.

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