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Public health & urban planning at NYC DOT 🌳 🚲🚦 Lover of πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸšŠ πŸ—½ | evidence-based always | views mine

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A woman with a stroller crosses an intersection of Court Street with partial markings in place for the new protected bike lane design.

A woman with a stroller crosses an intersection of Court Street with partial markings in place for the new protected bike lane design.

Protected bike lane markings are coming in on Court Street. πŸ‘πŸ»

30.09.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A cyclist and motorized wheelchair user cross paths on the two-way  protected bike lane on Schermerhorn Street.

A cyclist and motorized wheelchair user cross paths on the two-way protected bike lane on Schermerhorn Street.

As part of NYC DOT's quarterly Vision Zero update, we highlighted a few recent street redesigns that brought major safety gains. On Schermerhorn St, pedestrian injuries dropped 31% while bike ridership grew 30%. As we've seen all over, bike lanes make streets safer for pedestrians, too.

02.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Transformative Flatbush Avenue Bus Lane Installation Begins This Week πŸŽ‰
www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...

26.09.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads: β€œ$48.6 million. The amount New York's congestion pricing plan raised in tolls during its first month.”

Text reads: β€œ$48.6 million. The amount New York's congestion pricing plan raised in tolls during its first month.”

New York’s congestion pricing program has seen a strong start, with revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showing it is on track to raise billions for the region’s decaying mass transit system. Here's what to know.Β nyti.ms/4bj0gDI

24.02.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 458    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6
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The economic impact of #Longcovid was devastating on economies in 2024. We need to take preventions seriously. @uklabour.bsky.social

10.01.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

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