When shared e-scooters first showed up in US cities several years ago, many cities considered them “toy vehicles.” After running small pilots, cities such as San Francisco and Miami quickly banned e-scooters from their streets due to complaints of illegal parking and safety concerns. But...
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The city’s recent announcement that it would heed our “Bridges for People” campaign by giving pedestrians and cyclists their own lane on the Queensboro Bridge was a welcome acknowledgement of the needs of the many thousands of cyclists and pedestrians who daily traverse the span between...
The “S” is for safety, apparently. For the first time in its 54-year history, the National Transportation Safety Board has prioritized ending traffic violence — specifically centered on protecting vulnerable road users. The NTSB — a group usually associated with investigating plane...
There are still a few hours left to vote in our March (Parking) Madness contest finale, pitting the NYPD’s 114th Precinct in Astoria against the 34th Precinct in Washington Heights. For a recap on how both precincts made it to the final round of a contest devoted to egregious police...
Blue power! The biggest news yesterday on our little beat came in the form of an incremental story, one of those heartening milestones that prompt pols to take victory laps: Citi Bike completed its expansion into the farthest northern region of Manhattan, installing its newest station at...
In a footnote to last week’s fake controversy over Mayor de Blasio’s support for baseball’s egregious Designated Hitter rule, it’s worth noting that in the Mets Opening Day game last night, pitcher Jacob deGrom got two hits, including an RBI single (which should have been enough to win...