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Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show
WEB12:01 AM EDT on September 30, 2022. The Skillman Avenue bike lane in September 2022. Business has grown on the street since the city installed it four years ago. Photo: Jesse Coburn. When New York City proposed installing a protected bike lane on Skillman Avenue in Queens in 2017, the impact it would have on local businesses was certain — at ...
The Bronx is Up: DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Under the …
WEBMay 18, 2021 · Now that’s a vision. A Department of Transportation plan to repurpose dangerous and ambiguous road space underneath a stretch of elevated train tracks in the Bronx into a protected bike lane should become the gold standard for the hundreds of miles of roads under elevated highways, rail lines and bridges across New York City, advocates say.. Last month, the DOT unveiled designs to Bronx ...
Third Ave. 'Complete Street' Adds Wide Bike Lane, But Still Keeps …
WEBDec 8, 2023 · The city’s redesign of Third Avenue adds a nice, wide protected bike path, but with its frequently blocked bus lane, the overhaul of nearly 40 blocks from Midtown to the Upper East Side doesn't really earn its "complete street" name.
MTA Bus Lane Cameras Will Zap Motorists Who Double Park and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · If you love blocking buses and bus stops, it's time to get a new hobby. The MTA will dramatically expand the reach of the its bus lane enforcement cameras next year — and enable them to ding drivers for double parking and blocked bus stops as well, officials said Wednesday.
Cyclist Killed on Unprotected Part of Ninth Street Bike Lane in ...
WEBJan 10, 2023 · The crash apparently occurred in the unprotected, unpainted zone. Eleven cyclists and six pedestrians were injured between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2022 on the unprotected stretch between Third Avenue and Smith Street in 48 reported crashes, according to city stats. "At the location of this crash, …
BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data …
WEBJan 11, 2022 · There were 40 total reported crashes in 2019, By 2021, that dropped to 18, a decrease of 55 percent. Total injuries for the year dropped from 29 in 2019 to eight in 2021, a decrease of 72 percent. Those numbers follow — and improve upon — the pattern seen in the earliest days of the pandemic, when injuries fell by 85 percent and crashes ...
OPINION: What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul
WEBJul 28, 2021 · New York does not have bragging rights. Seoul’s subway beats New York in the quality of its service, the number of riders, and the miles it covers. What is most remarkable about the size of Seoul’s subway system is that its first subway opened in 1974. New York had a 70-year head start and I doubt that it will ever catch up to Seoul.
New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death …
WEBMar 28, 2021 · DOT didn’t respond directly to questions about the study locals have been asking for, but said the agency will be “releasing new initiatives on truck management soon,” and instead touted the Commercial Cargo Bike program it launched back in 2019 that’s so far only in Manhattan. A spokeswoman also said DOT has been providing "periodic updates to CB7 over the last few years" about the ...
ANALYSIS: Congestion Pricing Will Lead to Better Air Quality in …
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Air quality and public health in the Bronx will receive a boost from congestion pricing, even under a toll scenario that diverts substantial truck traffic from midtown onto bridges and highways north of the Manhattan core.. Manhattan air quality improves the most, not surprisingly, because that borough is projected to experience the biggest drop in vehicular traffic once cars and trucks are ...