Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highways

Monday’s Headlines: A Weekend of Indigestion Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

We recovered from a weekend of Thanksgiving indigestion only to arise on Sunday and get more agita from car-loving Marcia Kramer's new WCBS2 show. That and all the weekend's headlines are just one click away!

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side

By Eve Kessler | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announces the reduced speed limit on the West Side Highway flanked by supporters Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez (right) and State Senator Brad Hoylman. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATE: City to Reduce Speed Limit on West Side Highway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 10, 2019 | No Comments

The speed limit for drivers on the dangerous West Side Highway will be reduced from 35 to 30 miles per hour.

Greenway Through East River Park Will Be Partly Open During Coastal Revamp

By Eve Kessler | Oct 3, 2019 | 6 Comments

Portions of the greenway — a favorite of cyclists — will stay accessible during construction, the city says.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Day of Mass Carnage Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 24, 2019 | 5 Comments

Tuesday brought another two dead cyclists in a city that is now already seven cyclist deaths ahead of all of last year. Plus all the other news (including the New Yorker living up to its name, finally!).

The FDR Drive, looking south. The six-lane highway hosts thousands of polluting vehicles daily. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive

By Howard Brandstein | Jul 17, 2019 | 13 Comments

A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.

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