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Third Avenue as it is now (but not for long, if the city really builds the design in the inset image). Photo: Google (and DOT)

Manhattan Panel Cheers City’s Third Ave. Redesign (Though Some Wish it Was Bolder)

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments

In a resounding show of support for a street redesign, Upper East Siders overwhelmingly gave a thumbs up to the city’s plan to put a bike lane and bus lane on Third Avenue. But is it really all it can be?

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Cycling Through COVID-19: Berlin

By Ralph Buehler | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments

In response to COVID-19, Berlin built 25.9 kilometers of pop-up bicycle lanes along key arterial roads with multiple car travel lanes in each direction, among other improvements. Here's what happened next.

The memorial for Baby Apolline is actually on the block that would have been turned into a one-way slow street, but is back to being a two-way car sewer. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

‘Apolline’s Garden’ Project Scaled Back after ‘Community Feedback,’ Says DOT

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments

It's a watered-down memorial.

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‘Minimobility’ Can Make Streets Safer — But Will SUV-Loving Americans Embrace It?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments

Small, slow-speed passenger vehicles that are safer for pedestrians could be a $100-billion industry by the end of the decade, a new report claims.

The city has a chance to remake Third Avenue so it's no longer a car sewer. File photo

TONIGHT! City Will Unveil Long-Awaited Third Ave. Redesign to Manhattan Panel

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments

“This is a big opportunity to expand this vision for reallocation of space. Look to Rue de Rivoli," said one activist, referring to Paris.

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Cycling Through COVID-19: London

By Ralph Buehler | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about the most rapid transformation of the streetscape in Greater London in recent decades, resulting in a sharp rise in both walking and cycling. Here's how London is planning to build on that success post-quarantine.

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