Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jon Orcutt

The mayor listened to the devil on his shoulder when it came to budget cuts.

Mayor: Trust Me, Vision Zero Is A Priority (Even Though Funding Was Cut)

By Dave Colon | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

"By definition we're going to prioritize Vision Zero," the mayor said in response to a question about why he cut $10 million in Vision Zero funding this week.

Can't we just get this? Photo: NYC DOT/Flickr

Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars

By Dave Colon | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).

The city created a temporary protected bike lane on First Avenue during the UNGA, sending cyclists through the left side of the tunnel between 40th and 49th streets. Photo: DOT.

Op-Ed: DOT’s Growing Commitment to the Bike Network

By Laura Shepard and Jon Orcutt | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

The U.N. General Assembly week detours showed that the city is taking steps to maintain vital bike routes during crunch periods. Let's entrench that maintenance in daily operations.

The Mayor now supports Council Speaker Corey Johnson's Master Plan bill . Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Speaker Johnson: Make NYPD Bike Lane and Reckless Driver Enforcement Permanent … And Serious!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 24, 2019 | 5 Comments

The NYPD must seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers — beyond the police department's current practice of periodic ticket blitzes, Council Speaker Corey Johnson said this week as he joined a chorus of advocates.

These trucks are parked on what is supposed to be a protected bike lane on West Street in Greenpoint. If they get a ticket, they pay far less thanks to a city program. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 15, 2019 | 20 Comments

As Rene Magritte would have said, "Ceci n'est pas un protected bike lane."

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on a Citi Bike . File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 26 Comments

Citi Bike serves mostly rich white people. All you need to do is look at the coverage map to see that. So where should it expand next to change that dynamic?

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