Advocates: L Train Replacement Bus Service Better Move Faster Than Walking Speed
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Transit riders came out in force yesterday for a rally on 14th Street calling on the MTA and DOT to raise the bar in their L train shutdown plan.
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Prospect Park Is Officially Car-Free Forever
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As of this morning, Prospect Park is officially and permanently car-free, the culmination of 50 years of advocacy.
2017 Was a Very Good Year for Protected Bike Lanes in Queens
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DOT installed 25 miles of protected bike lanes in 2017, the agency announced today, with much of the growth consisting of new two-way protected lanes in Queens.
Prospect Park Goes Car-Free Forever on January 2
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Over the course of many years and several thousand volunteer hours - including massive petition campaigns in 2002 and 2008 - advocates were able to get DOT to gradually whittle down the times and places where cars were allowed in the park.
The mayor's announcement today is the culmination of that steady advocacy and the incremental progress toward a car-free park.
TransAlt to DOT: Street Redesigns Aren’t a Zero-Sum Game
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The redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't "a zero sum game" where better transit has to take priority over safe bicycling, or vice versa.
Trottenberg: Transit-Only 14th Street "Not in Plan" For L Shutdown
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The DOT commissioner told an audience at New York Law School that buses would get priority of some sort but didn't commit to a high-capacity transitway that can operate without interference from private motor vehicle traffic.