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Second Avenue's single protected bike lane is getting busy. Still: Streetfilms

SEE IT: 30 Minutes on Second Avenue Make the Case for Wider Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

The number of bikes and micro-mobility devices on Second Avenue is catching up to the number of cars and trucks, according to Clarence Eckerson's latest Streetfilm — even though there's just one designated bike lane on the strip compared to three for private vehicles.

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How Municipalities Can Follow New York’s Lead and Stop Government Cars From Speeding

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

Some of America's most prominent sustainable transportation advocacy organizations are challenging governments to embrace a ground-breaking technology that makes it impossible for drivers to speed — starting with the vehicles in their own fleets.

A moped rider uses Third Avenue. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Sunset Park Leaders Want ‘Dramatic’ Fixes For Third Avenue Beneath the Gowanus Expressway

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

The city Department of Transportation is collecting input for how to redesign the deadly stretch of Third Avenue beneath the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park.

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Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. And, of course, the U.S. stinks.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music opposes a bike lane planned for Ashland Place despite the David Byrne-designed bike racks outside its entrance. Photo: Google maps

EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Getting Away With It Edition

By David Meyer | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

NYPD on Tuesday announced the arrest of a driver for killing a woman on a motorized scooter last June. Plus other news.

Komanoff Dissects New York City’s Car Baby Boom

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

U.S. Census data confirm what we suspected: New York City's car population exploded in the past decade, even more than that of the suburbs.

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Biden’s ‘EV Revolution’ Will Pay Americans to Drive Some Really Dangerous Cars

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

The government is poised to pay Americans to buy big electric cars that 1) are known to be more dangerous, 2) that require a maximum amount of exploitative and destructive mineral extraction, and 3) will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans. Mission accomplished.

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These 10 Urban Freeways Deserve To Be Demolished — But Will They?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

America is at a watershed moment in the fight to heal the harms of urban freeways that tore apart predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities, a new report argues — but what that healing will look like, exactly, is still an open question.

Mayor Eric Adams is all-in on free buses, but needs to get more red paint on the ground.

Mayor Adams Backs Free Buses As Other Bus Commitments Fall By the Wayside

By Dave Colon | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Eric Adams is the latest elected official to get on the free buses train — even as his administration remains behind on its own commitments to improve bus service.

Georgia: Our Temp Tags ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in NYC Because of Lax Rules, Few Investigators

By Jesse Coburn | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

Officials in Georgia admitted that its main agency in charge of regulating the retail car industry has only four investigators for 7,500 dealers in the state, making it difficult to crack down on illegal temp tag dealers who are "wreaking havoc" in New York City.

Lorenzo Pace, who created the "Triumph of the Human Spirit" monument in Foley Square, can't believe his eyes. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Tuesday’s Headlines: The Circus Really Did Come To Town (And Rep. Malliotakis Made an Appearance) Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

As predicted, the House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Lower Manhattan was a political sideshow inside and a clusterf**k of history outside. And Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) stopped by to make everything oh so much worse. Plus other news.

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