The State Has ‘No Plans’ to Redesign the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
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State DOT has “no plans” to “redesign the state-owned portion of the BQE," spokesman Joseph Morrissey confirmed in an email to Streetsblog last week.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Robert Moses
Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane
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Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?
Vision Zero Cities Conference: How to Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses
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We can shatter Robert Moses's blueprint for cities across America — and the injustices that endure to this day — but it's not easy.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us
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Some then-and-now photos of New York City show how residents lost precious space to the automobile. What we could do to fix it.
Controversial Rotunda Project Proceeds Despite COVID Budget Woes
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The reconstruction of the Riverside Park Rotunda and traffic circle forges ahead — without the cycling safety measures the community demanded. Cue the complaints.
Robert Caro Stands By His ‘Power Broker’ Sub-Title — And Here’s Why
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In 1974, he underscored his magnum opus as "Robert Moses and the Fall of New York." This week, Caro reiterated that New York has never recovered from the master builder's evil.