Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Pedestrians are endangered by dining areas that are not transparent. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Says He is ‘Concerned’ About Restaurant Dining Areas that Drivers Can’t See Through

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

Many restaurants are using heavy, opaque materials to allow patrons to dine in relative warmth — but endangering cyclists and pedestrians because car drivers can no longer see through the outdoor dining structures.

The mayor rode the subway in February, 2019, to support congestion pricing. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor: I Accept the ‘Streetsblog Challenge’ to Ride the Subway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

He's taking the talk, and now he's promised to ride the ride.

An illegally parked van in the Grand Street bike lane. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Mayor Wrong About Bill to Put $3 Surcharge on Non-Essential Amazon Orders: Pol

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 11, 2020 | No Comments

In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.

A Fairer, Safer City? Here's the Agenda

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

Cyclists and pedestrians are using the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway in huge numbers this year. Photo: Brooklyn Greenway Initiative.

The Bike Boom Continues — Cycling Triples on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

More and more cyclists, but only a slow increase in infrastructure.

Crush city: the combined bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Melodie Bryant

Cycling is Up, Car Trips are Down, De Blasio is Confused

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments

Here's some fuzzy math: Cycling over the city's East River bridges continues to increase, while car traffic over the very same spans continues to fall — yet the de Blasio administration is doing nothing to add space for bike riders.

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