Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Week in Review

Just two weeks after announcing the plan, DOT has installed a working version of the heralded Chelsea "cycle track." With markings and temporary barriers now separating bikes from auto traffic, the Ninth Ave lane is the kind of innovation that should add to the swelling ranks of the "urban biker" (as opposed to those commercial […]

New York City Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Rohit Aggarwala, takes questions at the first meeting of the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, Tuesday. Back in June, a perplexed Richard Brodsky and Denny Farrell peppered Mayor Bloomberg and his top aides with a series of questions and comments aimed not so much at clarifying City […]

The city launched its first ever cyclist/motorist safety campaign on Tuesday. Inspired by the 2005 death of cyclist Liz Byrne, ads will appear on bus shelters, buses and taxis encouraging cyclists to "Look" for one another while sharing the road. At the same time, Transportation Alternatives and the New York City Bicycle Coalition — which […]