Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bridges

Brooklyn Bridge’s SUV Ban Hidden in Plain Sight

By Aaron Donovan | | 13 Comments
It isn’t just in California where SUV’s are secretly banned from certain roadways. Right here in New York City, many SUVs are banned from the Brooklyn Bridge, but nobody seems to know it. Following on a Slate article about a similar phenomenon in California that came to our attention on Tuesday, Streetsblog correspondent Jason Varone snapped […]

DOT Revs Up its “Alternative Modes” Department

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
A rendering of the Sands Street bike path on the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge Here is yet another sign that change is afoot at New York City’s Department of Transportation: Insiders are reporting that Ryan Russo has been promoted from the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner’s office to take over as the new Director of Alternative Modes. […]

Before There Was a 1010 WINS Bridge & Tunnel Report

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
The Brooklynite, a nicely put together independent literary magazine, has announced that it is ceasing publication. Before disappearing, editor Daniel Treiman has managed to publish one final issue online. It includes an excellent article on the very first traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge. I suppose we have made progress, afterall: Officially, the bridge’s opening […]