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Komanoff: Data Show Time Loss from 15 MPH E-Bike Speed Cap is No Big Deal - Streetsblog New York City A 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for motorized two-wheel devices — which e-bikes are — is eminently reasonable. And it doesn't cost much time at all, our columnist found.

A 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for motorized two-wheel devices — which e-bikes are — is eminently reasonable. And it doesn't cost much time at all, columnist Charles Komanoff found.

SEE IT! Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better - Streetsblog New York City One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it's going to be O-KEI!

One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it's going to be O-KEI!

Critics Outraged as Mayor Advances App Delivery Rules Following Weeks of Crackdowns on Workers - Streetsblog New York City The rules follow a series of measures against workers.

The rules follow a series of measures against workers.

NYPD Issues Fewer Traffic Tickets to Drivers As Criminal Tickets to Cyclists Surge - Streetsblog New York City Mayor Adams's focus is completely backwards, safe streets advocates say.

Mayor Adams's focus is completely backwards, safe streets advocates say.

Trump's 'Beautiful' Bill Kills Lovely QueensWay Park (Plus Many Efforts to Erase 'Racist' Highways) - Streetsblog New York City Here's another reason for Mayor Adams to have buyer's remorse over his bromance with President Trump.

Here's another reason for Mayor Adams to have buyer's remorse over his bromance with President Trump.

Cyclists Ridicule DOT's Band-Aid Solution in Washington Heights - Streetsblog New York City A city proposal for a new bicycle connection across Washington Heights includes zero protected bike lanes.

A city proposal for a new bicycle connection across Washington Heights includes zero protected bike lanes.

Six Inane Arguments Mayor Adams Is Using To Defend Ripping Up The Bedford Ave. Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City City bureaucrats are undermining years of data-driven work to make streets safer in service of Eric Adams's bid to rip up a bike lane.

City bureaucrats are undermining years of data-driven work to make streets safer in service of Eric Adams's bid to rip up a bike lane.

Here's A Bus Rapid Transit Plan For New York ... If the City Cares - Streetsblog New York City It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.

It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.

Opinion: Jessica Tisch Must Get Creative About Traffic Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City NYPD speed enforcement needs a revamp — fortunately the city’s own data point the way.

NYPD speed enforcement needs a revamp — fortunately the city’s own data point the way.

Hit-And-Run Rogue Driver Caught After Seriously Injuring Cycling Senior in Heart of the City - Streetsblog New York City A reckless driver struck a cyclist on Second Avenue then fled. He was later caught, but the victim suffered life-changing injuries.

A reckless driver struck a cyclist on Second Avenue then fled. He was later caught, but the victim suffered life-changing injuries.

'Extremely Concerning': Comptroller Blasts Adams Admin. For Red Hook Pool Closure - Streetsblog New York City In a letter to the head of the Parks Department on Tuesday, Lander pressed the city to open the neighborhood’s only public pool — a “critical resource” in brutally hot weather — and answer why it has…

In a letter to the head of the Parks Department on Tuesday, Lander pressed the city to open the neighborhood’s only public pool — a “critical resource” in brutally hot weather — and answer why it withheld summer relief from 25,000 sweltering New Yorkers since June.

This is going to be the new reality for thousands of cyclists, thanks to Mayor Adams. He severed a key part of a growing network of safe roots — documented as safe by his own DOT — to create unsafe conditions that will lead to crashes and lawsuits against the city.

No-Ped: DMV Effectively Puts Fly Mopeds Out of Business, Citing Streetsblog Investigation - Streetsblog New York City The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer register mopeds made by Fly E-Bike, following a Streetsblog investigation that revealed that the company was selling mopeds that did not…

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer register mopeds made by Fly E-Bike, following a Streetsblog investigation that revealed that the company was selling mopeds that did not meet safety standards.

Analysis: How to Leverage 'City of Yes' Zoning to Create More Housing Near Subways - Streetsblog New York City Streetsblog analyses existing zoning, population and travel times to determine the best places for increasing housing density ... now!

Streetsblog analyses existing zoning, population and travel times to determine the best places for increasing housing density ... now!

good morning from the bedford ave bike lane

Quote tweet of Williamsburg 365: “ALERT: The DOT is urgently requesting that no cars be parked along Bedford Avenue over Shabbos so crews can continue the bike lane work swiftly. They’ll be working tonight, and Motzei Shabbos to complete the project more quickly.”

So we can’t park cars elsewhere when it’s the City trying to create bus boarding zones that keep kids visible.

But ripping up a bike lane that has improved safety for everyone on the block? Absolutely.

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DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea. The Department of Transportation allowed trucking lobbyists to review an unpublished report recommending a safety device that could save lives by preventing pedestrians and cyclists from getting crush...

One of the factors in Robyn's death was the lack of sideguards on commercial trucks.

The original truck sideguard patent was issued July 24th, 1896 (that is not a typo). Most other countries require truck sideguards and have so for a decade or more.

I was interviewed about this by ProPublica.

Komanoff: Data Show Time Loss from 15 MPH E-Bike Speed Cap is No Big Deal - Streetsblog New York City A 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for motorized two-wheel devices — which e-bikes are — is eminently reasonable. And it doesn't cost much time at all, our columnist found.

"I may be be an outlier on my final opinion, but indulge a guy who has logged nearly 10,000 hours biking daily in the five boroughs since the early 70s and who led [Trans Alt] when cycling advocacy lay completely beyond the fringe," writes Charlie Komanoff.

Here's A Bus Rapid Transit Plan For New York ... If the City Cares - Streetsblog New York City It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.

A pair of international bus experts have created a method for figuring out the best places to create high-speed bus rapid transit — and it sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.

Can the Bedford Ave catastrophe be fixed...? That's also up to Zohran Mamdani.

-- with @nyc.streetsblog.org's @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social and @emilylip.bsky.social

Friday's Headlines: Water Here, Water There Edition - Streetsblog New York City Blame Father Time, not Mother Nature for Thursday's subway meltdown. Plus more news.

In addition to yesterday's rainstorm, an unrelated power outage at West 4th Street caused severe disruptions, with B and C trains suspended and the other lines through the station all running with delays. buff.ly/Z0lpu1n

Welp, I guess I’m not taking the subway home!

Three Blocks of Bedford Avenue's Bike Lane, Protected No More Mayor Adams finally got his wish—and more links to start your Thurdsay.

Bedford just got more dangerous, courtesy of Mayor Eric Adams.

Today in @hellgatenyc.com:

"'Eric Adams is willing to risk someone getting killed on Bedford Avenue in order to secure the vote from this community' a City official told Hell Gate last month"

Some photos from last night’s bike lane shredding-

“Two bicyclists whisked by after 11 p.m. realizing—mid-ride—that the bike lane was being shorn off. One of them turned to their friend, perplexed: ‘Wait, are they getting rid of this?’” 😭 💔

Add your name to @transalt.org’s #BetterBedford Pledge 👉 transalt.org/blog/better-... #BikeNYC

“Thanks to Mayor Adams, Brooklyn Just Got More Dangerous”; Adams Administration Begins Ripping Out Safety Improvements on Bedford Avenue — Transportation Alternatives On the northernmost four blocks of the Bedford Avenue safety improvements, injuries have nearly halved . On the entire stretch of the new protected bike lane, pedestrian injuries have fallen 3...

STATEMENT: “Thanks to Mayor Adams, Brooklyn Just Got More Dangerous”; Adams Administration Begins Ripping Out Safety Improvements on Bedford Avenue

Sure this *looks* good but by not narrowing the roadway, DOT allows drivers to continue reckless speeding. AND taking space from pedestrians is egregious, especially as the population of the area grows. Build for the great city you want, not for the failed city you have, @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

SEE IT! Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better - Streetsblog New York City One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it's going to be O-KEI!

Kei trucks are smaller, but they pack as much punch as a bigger pickup truck — while obviously being far safer on the roads — in the same way cargo bikes are also reducing the number of heavy, dangerous trucks on New York City's traffic-clogged streets.