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Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers, center, has been skeptical of several bills from Council Member Lincoln Restler. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2023 | No Comments

Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.

Cyclists in Central Park have to use pedestrian paths because (inset) there are no crosstown routes. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Citi Bike Data Show How Many Cyclists Cross Central Park, Highlighting Need for Safe Routes

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

As the stewards of Central Park are studying how to make the green space safer for pedestrians and cyclists following a spate of crashes, new data shows that a whopping 38,852 people — more than 1,000 a day — traversed the park on Citi Bikes last August.

Carling Mott, inset, was killed by a truck driver on a crosstown street that did not have a bike lane. File photo

DELAY AHEAD: Upper West Side Panel Wants DOT to ‘Study’ Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 5, 2023 | No Comments

Let's study protected bike lanes, says a community board, ignoring that the city has been building protected bike lane for two decades.

Thursday’s Headlines: Working In Our Pajamas Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Oct 20, 2022 | No Comments

Our favorite story of the day was summed up by this Crain's headline: "Working from home means more sleep, less work." Plus all the other news of the day.

Biking in Community Board 11 in Queens. Photo: DOT

City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say

By Eve Kessler | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

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.

The cover of the DOT presentation shows pretty clearly what's wrong with Schermerhorn Street. Photo: DOT

At Long Last, City Unveils Schermerhorn Street Redesign

By Julianne Cuba | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

A new two-way protected bike lane and pedestrian improvements are coming to Downtown Brooklyn, said city officials — who are, finally, not seeking approval from the local community board.

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