Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael Bloomberg

New York City Sets in Motion America’s Largest Bike-Share System

By Ben Fried | May 27, 2013 | 33 Comments

Five years ago, the New York City Department of Transportation signaled its interest in creating an extensive bike-share system “to accommodate a wide range of potential short trips.” Now New Yorkers have that system at their fingertips. With today’s launch of Citi Bike, there’s a new travel option in the mix — 6,000 bikes at 330 […]

Mike Bloomberg’s NYPD Traffic Enforcement Blind Spot

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

It’s not for nothing that Michael Bloomberg is known as a champion of traffic safety. He has given millions to reduce global road deaths, and the life-saving innovations that have become the hallmark of his DOT are setting the pace for cities across the U.S. This makes the mayor’s refusal to acknowledge NYPD’s traffic enforcement […]

Bloomberg’s Final State of the City Captures the Contradictions of His Legacy

By Ben Fried | Feb 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

Michael Bloomberg’s twelfth and final State of the City address neatly encapsulated the internal contradictions of his transportation and planning policies. In his prepared remarks, the mayor called the impending launch of bike-share “the biggest change to our transportation network in ages,” but the speech was also peppered with boasts about stadium-related mega-projects that are […]

Puran Thapa, 7, Killed by Motorist in Ridgewood; No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Jan 18, 2013 | 18 Comments

A 7-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorist in Ridgewood Thursday evening. Puran Thapa was crossing Myrtle Avenue at Madison Street when, as his father looked on, he was hit by the driver of a Toyota SUV traveling east on Myrtle, according to reports. From the Post: “I saw the child lying in the street […]

Bloomberg Says Car-Free High Bridge Will Be Open by Next Year

By Brad Aaron | Jan 11, 2013 | 6 Comments

After talking up bike-share on the airwaves this morning, Mayor Bloomberg headed uptown, where he and other electeds broke ground for the restoration of the High Bridge. The High Bridge is the city’s oldest standing bridge, and connects the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx with Washington Heights. Built as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848, […]

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