DOT Archives — Page 10 of 25

Streetsblog NYC |Car culture

OPINION: To Ban Cars, Socialize Them

The city could repurpose its huge fleet into a car-share one, starting with the NYPD's huge cache of vehicles.

Nicole A. Murray

July 20, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

OPINION: Sorting Out Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists

What the next mayor can do for safety. (Hint: widen sidewalks at the expense of car lanes.)

Michael King

July 16, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

CARNAGE CONTINUES: Bloody Year on NYC Streets on Pace for Worst Ever Under ‘Vision Zero’ De Blasio

The summer fireworks aren't only in the air.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 22, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

OPINION: State Legislature Must Pass Jessica Ramos’s Bill to Allow for Wider Cargo Bikes

Those extra 12 inches are all that’s standing in the way of meaningful progress in solving a massive pain point throughout New York City.

Ben Morris

May 26, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

DOT Leader Goes off Script; Says He Favors Helmet Laws

Activists were quick to pounce on NYC DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman as ill-informed and misfocused, given that the DOT should be focused solely on making roads safer, not on individual behavior.

Gersh Kuntzman

April 15, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’

It's been a terrible week for open streets, with a volunteer being attacked by a car owner, open streets equipment being vandalized, opponents circulating petitions ... and a mayor who remains silent.