A tipster tells us of a particularly vigorous screaming match in City Hall last week between Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff and a career civil servant who must remain nameless.
"You wouldn't know it from outside appearances," the tipster says, "but the 2030 Project is really tearing things up inside City Hall right now. It's a big deal and it's making a lot of people inside the bureaucracy very uncomfortable."
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Much as our contributor hates to admit it, she thinks twice every time she gets on her bike since being hit by an e-bike.
State and local governments shouldn't have to scrounge around for transit funding, according to Transportation for America.
Out-of-class e-bikes are getting faster and more dangerous. How will it impact the image of slow-speed, pedal-assist vehicles — or even the faster riders who are responsibly sharing the road with cars?
You only have two more days to comment on the next surface transportation bill (the biggie!). So here are some thoughts about what you should say.
Do micromobility devices that can reach speeds of up to 20 miles per hour, or even 60, belong on sidewalks, in bike lanes, on streets with cars or somewhere else?
In case you haven't heard, this is getting built with or without the feds -- and the Armchair Urbanist has some ideas on how to get it done faster that don't involve changing the alignment.
