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Hands on: Gov. Cuomo will show off the Kosciuszko Bridge to Streetsblog (and others) on Tuesday. Photo: Governor's Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: Live from the Kosciuszko Bridge Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 27, 2019 | 20 Comments

Today is a big day for all us bike lane nerds at Streetsblog: at 11:15, Gov. Cuomo himself will personally give us a preview of the new bike and pedestrian path on the soon-to-open second span of the Kosciuszko Bridge. That and the day's other news by clicking the headline above.

On a mission: The "Missed Connections" ride took bikers to a number of dangerous — but easily fixed — Brooklyn locations. Here, however, they are riding in the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Vladimir Vince

Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found

By Vladimir Vince | Aug 23, 2019 | 10 Comments

A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.

People biking, walking, and working must all compete for the same narrow space on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Twitter/Laura Newman

Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge

By Steve Scofield | Jul 30, 2019 | 41 Comments

The city should separate cyclists and pedestrians — stat! — before someone gets killed. But motorists, as always, come first.

A pedestrian/traffic mashup near the Plaza Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street shows just how dangerous it is on one of New York's grandest thoroughfares. Photo: Liam Jeffries

Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!

By Liam Jeffries | Jul 22, 2019 | 7 Comments

The city just fixed one killing zone. It needs to fix many, many more.

A fresh stripe painted this year on the BrooklynBridge bike/pedestrian path. Photo: Kate Nicholson via Twitter.

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Streetsblog Gets Action! DOT Repaints Basic Markings on the Brooklyn Bridge

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 27, 2019 | 3 Comments

The Department of Transportation, under fire for not ensuring safety on the Brooklyn Bridge bike and walking path, has finally painted a new center stripe and lane markings to discourage pedestrians and cyclists from mixing.

Any else have an idea of how to fix this?

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Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?

By Dave Colon | Jun 27, 2019 | 22 Comments

"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.

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