The endless battle for sidewalk space PLEASE TESTIFY
The city council’s transportation committee will be hearing two open dining bills that threaten to shrink pedestrian space as well as preclude daylighting. I urge you to testify, talk to your colleagues, and stand strong to protect our ever-shrinking walking space. November 24, 2025, at 10 a.m.in Hearing Room 1 of the 8th Floor of 250 Broadway, New York, NY, and…
Take control of your lane
Walkmapper, the powerful app for pedestrians is now available for download. The Walkmapper mobile app makes it easy…
Fact checking with Jehiah
Who knew that the NYPD has systematically increased the amount of parking summonses in recent months ?…
On the waterfront
New York is a harbor, in case you forgot, and a lot is going on there. EDC…
Our bad air quality will get much worse with this proposal: PLEASE TESTIFY
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection is poised to exempt Academy buses from the NYC Idling laws…
The odds are always in favor of the casinos
As early as September 10, the Community Advisory Committees will start voting in favor or against the…
Congestion pricing dividends: traffic safety
With the reduction in traffic volumes , the number of fatalities in New york city in the first half of 2025 has plunged to new lows, compared to the last 12 years. This amounts to a 30% decrease in fatalities from the same period in 2024, with the largest reduction related to pedestrians and motorists.…
Port Authority construction starts – for real
Besides the numerous barricades and construction staging areas, that have appeared between W 37th and W 39th Streets, the Port Authoirty held a breaking ground ceremony with both Governors – who claimed to be best pals. They were joined by New Jersey and New York elected officials and Manhattan Community Board 4. Further the PA…
DOT responds fast!
How is our nascent infrastructure maintained? This is a picture of the 9th Avenue bike lane between 35th and 36th street showing very dangerous conditions, as well as water ponding on half the lane. We all like to complain about DOT , but in this case , when called, DOT fixed the condition in two…
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