Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition
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The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.
Will This Be the Year When DOT Finally Legalizes Key Pro-Cycling Rules?
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The city Department of Transportation is once again claiming it will tweak its rules to promote cycling and make it safer by allowing bike riders to glide through stop signs or through red lights at certain intersections — a failed effort that goes back many, many years.
Crash Data Shows Why NYC’s Truck Routes Need a Long Overdue Fix
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Truck this! The city needs to completely redesign freight routes to save lives.
Cycling Advocates To DOT: Great Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Plan, Here’s How To Make It Better
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Cycling advocates in Brooklyn gave the Department of Transportation high marks for its proposed protected bike lane upgrade on Bedford Avenue, but said there's a couple of tweaks that can turn it from good to great.
Not Again: Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Delayed Til ‘Mid-2024’
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A city plan to give both pedestrians and cyclists their own space on the crowded Queensboro Bridge won’t be done until at least the middle of next year, the DOT now says.
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
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"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
Tuesday’s Headlines: Pessimism and Optimism Edition
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The big story yesterday was the 15-cent fare hike that came out of the monthly MTA committee day. But there was some other news.
#TempTagTuesday: Pits from the Peachtree State
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How easy is it to get a Georgia fake temp tag? I just purchased one in the name of the state's top motor vehicle official Frank O'Connell! Yes, it's the last edition of Temp Tag Tuesday.
‘The Brake’ Podcast: Slate’s Henry Grabar Talks Parking with Streetsblog
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Today, we sit down (in person!) with Slate's Henry Grabar to talk about his new book on parking — which we believe will be a powerful tool for activists and politicians who want to make the world a better place.
‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man
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The wheels of justice grind on.
Straw Men: The Fight Over Congestion Pricing Comes Down to Just 5,200 NYC Drivers
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A minuscule number of New York City residents commute by car to the tolling zone of Manhattan from homes that are more than one-half mile from high-speed public transit.
KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing
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Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.