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The future the city wants. Photo: Bike New York

For Safer, Greener Streets, Cities Must Speed Up and Fund Infrastructure: Report

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 14, 2023 | No Comments

A study by the Regional Plan Association offers a new analysis into why infrastructure in New York City costs more than in other cities and countries around the world. And offers solutions that likely go behind the Big Apple.

Yes, we know this is not New York. Photo: CDC

Thursday’s Headlines: Unseasonably Warm Weather Edition

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Today's weather is freakishly hot. Plus other news.

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Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% More Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars.

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What It Takes To Successfully Sue Over a Defective Bike Lane

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Mike Bagg won a million dollars after a defective bike lane caused him to crash. But he won't actually see all of that money — and neither will the countless cyclists who get in crashes just like his every day.

A large crowd of tourists stands on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway under sunny blue skies in July.

RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.

AND THE WINNER LOSER IS: The 75th Precinct is the Most Disrespectful of All!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Inspector Rohan Griffith's precinct has won Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness tournament — and serves as a model for everything a station house should not do.

An NYPD officer shows off the StarChase technology, which the city says will reduce police chases. Photos: Michael Appleton / Mayoral Photography Office

Wednesday’s Headlines: Star Wars on Patrol Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Unlike our colleagues in the media (and our friends online), we're not going start out by trashing the NYPD's efforts to use technology to make the city safer. Plus other news.

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes has a bill that would reduce the cars you see in this picture.

State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.

There is just an unprotected bike lane at 21st Street, which the city designates as a Vision Zero priority corridor. Photo: Google

Teen Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens; 11th to Die this Year

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a teenage cyclist in Queens on Monday night — severing the electric Citi Bike virtually in half — the latest horrifying death in a year with the highest number of killed bike riders at the start of any year in the modern record.

Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.

Our own Jesse Coburn was on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show.

Tuesday’s Headlines: The Paper (License) Plate Caper Edition

By David Meyer | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

Streetsblog's Jesse Coburn appeared on WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show." Plus other news.

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