Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Polly Trottenberg

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker has said pedestrians are to blame for the city's hit-and-run epidemic. Photo: David Meyer

Once Anti-Cyclist, Queens Pol Now Wants Camera-Enforced Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 19, 2019 | 9 Comments

Can Michael DenDekker be trusted? Few cyclists think so, so Streetsblog put him on the record. This time, it seems, he is trying to keep cyclists safe in bike lanes.

The ghost bike of Robert Spencer is a reminder of the need for safety in Long Island City. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Vigil for Robert Spencer — And More Demands for Polly Trottenberg to Just Build Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 16, 2019 | 6 Comments

A family mourns — and demands that the city do more to make sure a seventh cyclist isn't killed this year.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg penned an o-ed for Streetsblog. Photo: City Council/Emil Cohen

DOT Commissioner: Bike Lane Delays Are Not About the Money!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 15, 2019 | 26 Comments

Commissioner Polly Trottenberg doesn’t need more cash to install the 50 miles of protected bike lanes a year that Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants — she just needs less bureaucracy.

He puts up big signs, but undermines them frequently. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

De Blasio Touts New ‘Pedestrian Safety’ Plans — But They Have a Long Way to Go

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 19, 2019 | 9 Comments

Meet the new pedestrian safety plan — better than the old pedestrian safety plan?

Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office

City Budget Gives Buses A Key Boost at Intersections

By David Meyer | Feb 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

New York City buses are getting an extra shove across the finish line — er, intersection.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, in red. To her right are NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan and Legislative Affairs Director Oleg Chernyavsky. Photo: David Meyer

Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]

By David Meyer | Jan 23, 2019 | 92 Comments

The mayor definitely doesn't like scooters and e-bikes until the state makes them legal — and even then...not so much.

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