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“By engaging students in conducting research and advocacy in the process of creating and running programs, and maintaining the street itself, schools can turn Open School Streets into canvases for…

ByMolly Delano 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Transportation

To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways

City officials are reaching out to the private sector to help shift some of the delivery of commercial goods away from New York City’s busy streets and onto its waterways.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

30

Aug 2023

Economy Government Labor News

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

Since Sanitation took the street vending enforcement reins, the department has confiscated abandoned or non-compliant material from street vendors in 228 cases, and has donated 32,220 pounds of food and…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Government Transportation

Opinion: Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Crash Calls Attention to a Growing Problem

“The crash on the Manhattan Bridge calls attention to the immediate need for visionary leadership as well as difficult conversations about the purpose of the city’s precious bike lane real…

ByCody Lyon 1Comment

29

Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Transportation

New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do

Of the 1.9 million registered vehicles in the city, 2 percent are electric. While that may seem nominal, electric vehicle registrations are growing: there was a 44 percent increase between…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Transportation

The Bronx Gets Short-Changed in NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Program: Report

The Bronx is home to the fewest miles of Open Streets, and only 16 percent of those that are included in the city initiative are considered operational—or barricaded off to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

12

Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions

‘Everything has been car-centric since Robert Moses divided the borough in half with the Cross Bronx Expressway,’ one Bronxite who welcomes the scooters told City Limits. ‘It’s just a matter…

ByGriffin Kelly 10Comments

06

Aug 2021

Government Transportation

City to Install Story Ave. Bus Lanes This Month, As Advocates Push for Other Bronx Fixes

Advocates say they would like to see the timely completion of other major projects in the borough before Mayor de Blasio leaves office, including adding bus lanes on Gun Hill…

ByGriffin Kelly 2Comments

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Jan 2021

Uncategorized

City Needs More Bicycle Parking to Meet Surge in New Pandemic Riders, Report Says

There are 1.5 free on-street parking spaces for every car registered in the city, but just one bicycle parking space for every 116 bicycles, according to an analysis by the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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May 2019

Uncategorized

In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes

Starting May 30, wheelchair-accessible AAR vans with four or more passengers will able to utilize dedicated bus lanes, an effort to speed up trips on the oft-criticized service.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

Opinion: New York City’s Young People Need Spaces of Their Own

To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

Opinion: Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Crash Calls Attention to a Growing Problem

New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do

The Bronx Gets Short-Changed in NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Program: Report

E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions

City to Install Story Ave. Bus Lanes This Month, As Advocates Push for Other Bronx Fixes

City Needs More Bicycle Parking to Meet Surge in New Pandemic Riders, Report Says

In Win for Disabled Commuters, City Will Allow Access-a-Ride Vans to Use Bus Lanes

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