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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 18h
BREAKING: A cyclist died after colliding with a dog in Central Park on Monday morning at the same location where a cyclist struck and killed a pedestrian last month. buff.ly/ckAhIJp
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Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park - Streetsblog New York City
The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he "collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway."
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 19h
Mayor Mamdani is refining the Jay Street busway with a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space. buff.ly/I1tuqP3
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Brooklyn's Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Department of Transportation is refining Brooklyn's chaotic Jay Street busway with a pair of bus boarding islands.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 20h
The notoriously intractable state Department of Transportation is slow-walking its plan to address urgent safety concerns along Manhattan’s treacherous West Side Highway. buff.ly/4xTsqyZ
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Gov. Hochul's West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting) - Streetsblog Empire State
The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 21h
Manhattan Council Member Chris Marte and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal want Mayor Mamdani to put a bike lane on Chambers Street. Plus the news. buff.ly/CZplEM9
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Monday's Headlines: Chambers Street Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Manhattan Council Member Chris Marte and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal want Mayor Mamdani to put a bike lane on Chambers Street.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 05/10/2026
Streetsblog Empire State sat down with Dheraj Ganjikunta and Alex Morano to talk about the group’s new transit organizing effort, bus lanes, MTA funding and the fight for fare-free service. buff.ly/wH6lBKO
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NYC-DSA Wants to Make Buses Fast and Free; Now It’s Organizing Riders - Streetsblog Empire State
Streetsblog Empire State sat down with Dheraj Ganjikunta and Alex Morano to talk about the group’s new transit organizing effort, bus lanes, MTA funding and the fight for fare-free service.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
Well-connected Upper Manhattanites have soured on Quisqueya Plaza. buff.ly/lw05VxE
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Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed - Streetsblog New York City
Several Inwood merchants and elected officials are having second thoughts over a five-year-old car-free plaza on Dyckman Street.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway bypass over part of the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE. buff.ly/jDZul3G
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'Truck Flyover': Mamdani's BQE Bypass Will Pass Over Brooklyn Bridge - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway over the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
The marathon hearing about e-bikes was light on details after the Council tried to cram 21 bills and two resolutions into the agenda. buff.ly/MJYvwx2
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NYPD's Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Despite Focus on Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch blew off Wednesday’s City Council hearing about e-bike safety — sending subordinates in her stead.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
"We are getting the word out ... that there are real problems for the MTA if this bill becomes permanent," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told reporters. buff.ly/WRJzhcu
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MTA Boss Warns GOP Bill Will Blow A Hole In Transit Budget - Streetsblog New York City
The Republican-controlled Congress's proposed federal surface transportation bill would cut a quarter billion dollars per year from the MTA.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
Two of our favorite YouTubers teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States. buff.ly/qfbhfro
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Friday Video: Why America Hates Bikes (And How to Make It Love Them) — Streetsblog USA
YouTubers Climate Town and Not Just Bikes teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
Amazon delivery drivers have violated traffic laws for years, with little accountability. buff.ly/XhaZlqz
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Amazon Delivery Drivers Routinely Speed, Block Bus And Bike Lanes - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon delivery drivers have racked up thousands of serious traffic violations in New York City, according to city data.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
The highest bus speeds in four years come as DOT and the MTA embark an on ambitious plan to improve bus service across the city. buff.ly/VmzNGYr
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Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani - Streetsblog New York City
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 mph in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/10/2026
This week on the Talking Headways podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Wendy Zhou to discuss her recent USC dissertation on dynamic accessibility. buff.ly/Aml8Xz6
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Talking Headways Podcast: People Based Accessibility — Streetsblog USA
Maps aren't just about Point A and Point B, but how you get there.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
On the eve of "Super Bowl Wednesday," City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu spoke directly to Streetsblog readers about e-bikes. buff.ly/Gu2OuGh
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Council Member Abreu: Wednesday's E-Bike Hearing Is About Upgrading Our Approach to Micromobility - Streetsblog New York City
On the eve of "Super Bowl Wednesday," City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu speaks directly to Streetsblog readers about e-bikes.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
An administration that says it wants its streets to be the envy of the world allows Bedford Avenue to be a fatality waiting to happen. buff.ly/YFBFy5g
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Eyes On The Street: Bedford Avenue Remains Mayor Mamdani's Mess - Streetsblog New York City
At Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue in Brooklyn there is a time-travel portal to bad street design. Will Mayor Mamdani fix it?
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
A hit-and-run dump truck driver struck and killed a cyclist on 34th Street near Herald Square on Monday. buff.ly/m2uak39
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Hit-and-Run Dump Truck Driver Kills Cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown - Streetsblog New York City
A hit-and-run dump truck driver struck and killed a cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
The deal really was as bad as Janno Lieber said it was. buff.ly/f7svczr
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Revealed! Trump's Penn Station Contract Would Have Handcuffed MTA On Lease — And Let Duffy Say Whatever He Wants - Streetsblog New York City
The deal really was as bad as Janno Lieber said it was.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
Last winter’s intense snow storms revealed the impossible promise of free parking. buff.ly/ZIzR3t1
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The Rise of No-Mobiles: Lessons from a Frozen City - Streetsblog New York City
New Yorkers’ widespread disdain for nomobiles raises a crucial question: If hundreds of thousands of vehicles went offline for multiple weeks without halting everyday life, what role do privately…
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026
The city is finally able to take advantage of the reduction in traffic to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians. buff.ly/azoy1Fi
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Tolls With Benefits: New Protected Bike Lanes In Queens Are The Fruit Of Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City
The city is finally able to take advantage of the reduction in traffic to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
Believe it or not, the United States used to be the cycling capital of the world. So how did we end up in the hellscape we’re in today? buff.ly/qfbhfro
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Friday Video: Why America Hates Bikes (And How to Make It Love Them) — Streetsblog USA
YouTubers Climate Town and Not Just Bikes teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
New York’s fight over free buses has had a strange life in Albany. buff.ly/wH6lBKO
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NYC-DSA Wants to Make Buses Fast and Free; Now It’s Organizing Riders - Streetsblog Empire State
Streetsblog Empire State sat down with Dheraj Ganjikunta and Alex Morano to talk about the group’s new transit organizing effort, bus lanes, MTA funding and the fight for fare-free service.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
Walking and cycling over the Triborough Bridge is going to get much easier in 2027. We visited the bridge to check out the MTA's progress on a new bike and pedestrian path. youtube.com/shorts/qISD-...
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Dave checks out the MTA's progress on the Triborough Bridge.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
Several Inwood merchants and elected officials are having second thoughts over a five-year-old car-free plaza on Dyckman Street — after the former street-for-cars succeeded so well at providing public space for people that it became a lightning rod of neighborhood agita over noise. buff.ly/lw05VxE
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Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed - Streetsblog New York City
Several Inwood merchants and elected officials are having second thoughts over a five-year-old car-free plaza on Dyckman Street.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
Next week, the city will take yet another step forward in its quest to ship more goods around town on water and cargo bikes with a genuine seminal development: the deployment of the first refrigerated e-cargo bike. buff.ly/AmLlfxX
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Friday's Headlines: Oracle of Freight Edition - Streetsblog New York City
I rode the first refrigerated e-cargo quad. Plus other news.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
Wednesday’s City Council e-bike mega-hearing felt to many like a 12-hour waste of time. NYPD showed up without a prepared statement, electeds gave flyby speeches, and Speaker Menin said any discussion of the leading cause of death on NYC’s streets — cars and trucks — could wait for a 10/27 hearing.
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New York City Council's e-bike mega-hearing was a waste of time #ebike #escooter #emoto #news #nyc
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g2wolf @g2wolf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of course the one person that actually needed to be there, wasn't. 90% of the ebike problem is lack of nypd enforcement on illegal e-bikes and e-scooters...
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
Here's our full coverage: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/30/n...
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NYPD's Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Hearing Despite Focus on Enforcement
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch blew off Wednesday’s City Council hearing about e-bike safety — sending subordinates in her stead.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
Wednesday’s City Council e-bike mega-hearing felt to many like a 12-hour waste of time. NYPD showed up without a prepared statement, electeds gave flyby speeches, and Speaker Menin said any discussion of the leading cause of death on NYC’s streets — cars and trucks — could wait for a 10/27 hearing.
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New York City Council's e-bike mega-hearing was a waste of time #ebike #escooter #emoto #news #nyc
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Kevin Duggan @kevinduggan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mamdani’s decade-spanning BQE rehab will require a bypass highway “flyover“ arching over the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, new renderings show. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/t...
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'Truck Flyover': Mamdani's BQE Bypass Will Pass Over Brooklyn Bridge - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway over the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
Mayor Mamdani plans to build an interstate highway bypass on top of part of the Brooklyn Bridge, according to new renderings of the temporary roadway slated for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway repairs. buff.ly/jDZul3G
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'Truck Flyover': Mamdani's BQE Bypass Will Pass Over Brooklyn Bridge - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway over the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Zero of those people have been killed by e-bikes or e-scooters,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. “Yet here we are at a hearing [on] 21 bills aimed at regulating e-bikes and e-scooters. None are about regulating dangerous driving and only two are about infrastructure.”
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NYPD's Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Hearing Despite Focus on Enforcement
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch blew off Wednesday’s City Council hearing about e-bike safety — sending subordinates in her stead.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
The City Council held a "comprehensive legislative review" on e-bikes, but its legislation may not be worth the paper it's printed on. Plus the news. buff.ly/4J3k1OB
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Thursday's Headlines: Legislative Farce Edition - Streetsblog New York City
The City Council held a "comprehensive legislative review" on e-bikes, but its legislation may not be worth the paper it's printed on. Plus the news.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
NEW: Today's marathon hearing about e-bikes (which is STILL ongoing at press time) was light on details after the Council tried to cram 21 bills and two resolutions into the agenda. buff.ly/MJYvwx2
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NYPD's Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Despite Focus on Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch blew off Wednesday’s City Council hearing about e-bike safety — sending subordinates in her stead.
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well well well, citywide bus speeds have hit a four-year high nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/29/w...
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Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani - Streetsblog New York City
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 mph in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Janno Lieber warned today that the surface transportation bill in front of Congress (which sucks) could take $250 million a year away from the MTA's capital plan nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/30/m...
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MTA Boss Warns GOP Bill Will Blow A Hole In Transit Budget - Streetsblog New York City
The Republican-controlled Congress's proposed federal surface transportation bill would cut a quarter billion dollars per year from the MTA.
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Two Wheels Good ☑️ @twgood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Abandoned school busses linger in curb-protected #bikeNYC bikelane on Vernon Blvd by Costco at Broadway in LIC Astoria Queens.
Southbound view of Vernon Blvd, south of Broadway. Looking north to school bus in bike lane.
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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 30/09/2026
On the day of a city council hearing - person in a mobility device just hit by driver of a van on W49th and 9th Ave.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
"We are getting the word out ... that there are real problems for the MTA if this bill becomes permanent," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told reporters. buff.ly/WRJzhcu
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MTA Boss Warns GOP Bill Will Blow A Hole In Transit Budget - Streetsblog New York City
The Republican-controlled Congress's proposed federal surface transportation bill would cut a quarter billion dollars per year from the MTA.
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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 30/09/2026
For instance, this is a bad design. You've taken up half of the painted sidewalk extension space with planters because it's the only way the city can think of to keep drivers from taking up pedestrian space. Just build out the concrete sidewalk!
A streetview screenshot of 35th St and 7th Ave showing giant planters blocking the space that's supposed to be for pedestrians.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
From @sophlebo.bsky.social: "Here's a photo from outside city hall where delivery workers are waiting to get into a public hearing that is largely about them. (It's been going on for over an hour and a half)."
Massive line of delivery workers waiting to get into city hall
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
From @sophlebo.bsky.social: "The City Council's historic hearing on e-bikes is underway and there is a ton of talk about delivery workers and delivery apps. But I'm told there's around 70 delivery workers from Los Deliveristas Unidos outside currently unable to access the hearing."
The City Council's historic hearing on e-bikes is underway and there is a ton of talk about delivery workers and delivery apps. But I'm told there's around 70 delivery workers from Los Deliveristas Unidos outside currently unable to access the hearing.
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Streetsblog Empire State @streetsblognys.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
21 New York walking and biking advocacy groups have asked NYSDOT to release the data behind its Active Transportation Strategic Plan, commit to dedicated staffing, and open a formal comment period before the plan is finalized this fall. empire.streetsblog.org/gov-hochuls-...
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Gov. Hochul's State DOT Bike-Ped Plan Is All Process, No Promises: Advocates - Streetsblog Empire State
New York's new active transportation plan lacks the urgency needed to tackle issues of life and death on state-owned streets, advocates said.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
The delivery boom has brought serious dangers to our streets. buff.ly/XhaZlqz
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Amazon Delivery Drivers Routinely Speed, Block Bus And Bike Lanes - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon delivery drivers have racked up thousands of serious traffic violations in New York City, according to city data.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 miles per hour in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years, amid Mayor Mamdani and the MTA’s sweeping campaign to improve bus service. buff.ly/VmzNGYr
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Wheels Up: City Bus Speeds Hit Four-Year High Under Mayor Mamdani - Streetsblog New York City
Citywide bus speeds hit 8.5 mph in August, which is the quickest buses have moved through the city in four years
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
It's time for policy to catch up with what's happening on our streets. buff.ly/qyHZARb
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Council Member Abreu: Wednesday's E-Bike Hearing Is About Upgrading Our Approach to Micromobility - Streetsblog New York City
On the eve of "Super Bowl Wednesday," City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu speaks directly to Streetsblog readers about e-bikes.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
Streetsblog has taken to calling high-profile legislative hearings “super bowls” because of the amount of media attention they draw, and today is a big one. buff.ly/0RMJpQA
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Wednesday's Headlines: Super Bowl Wednesday Edition - Streetsblog New York City
It's Super Bowl Wednesday — the City Council's big e-bike hearing. Plus the headlines.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026
Maps aren't just about Point A and Point B, but how you get there. buff.ly/Aml8Xz6
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Talking Headways Podcast: People Based Accessibility — Streetsblog USA
Maps aren't just about Point A and Point B, but how you get there.
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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Questions: is there a political deal between City Hall & community leaders, or is the mayor's vague reference this summer to "legal issues with reinstallation" real? City Hall still seems to lack the imagination to see how terrible the Mayor will look if someone is killed or badly hurt here
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026
City Council Member and Transportation Committee Chair @ShaunAbreu.bsky.social writes about the need for a functioning and effective micromobility framework in New York City on the eve of a megahearing. buff.ly/Gu2OuGh
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Council Member Abreu: Wednesday's E-Bike Hearing Is About Upgrading Our Approach to Micromobility - Streetsblog New York City
On the eve of "Super Bowl Wednesday," City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu speaks directly to Streetsblog readers about e-bikes.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026
The unprotected "bike lane" serves as both overflow parking for the neighborhood's scofflaws, and as a reminder that New York City’s streetscape has been shaped by political power and moneyed interests instead of by the principals of safe design. buff.ly/YFBFy5g
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Eyes On The Street: Bedford Avenue Remains Mayor Mamdani's Mess - Streetsblog New York City
At Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue in Brooklyn there is a time-travel portal to bad street design. Will Mayor Mamdani fix it?
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