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Can Albany and the City Council Save NYC From de Blasio’s Backward E-Bike Policy?
State lawmakers have again introduced legislation to classify e-bikes as bicycles, rather than motor vehicles. Council Member Rafael Espinal has authored a resolution in support of the Albany bill, and is calling on the mayor to stop targeting commercial cyclists.
February 14, 2018
West Side Greenway Barriers Fail First Test of Winter
Snow and ice made parts of the greenway nearly impassable during the morning rush. It appears the state DOT and Hudson River Park Trust still haven't figured out how to work around barriers put in place to keep motorists out.
December 14, 2017
Winter Is Coming and No One Knows How the Hudson River Greenway Will Get Plowed
The state DOT and the Hudson River Park Trust did not respond to queries about how new protective barriers would affect snow and ice removal.
November 15, 2017
State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway
Several days after dropping long concrete barriers at dangerous angles across the Hudson River Greenway, New York State DOT is finally straightening them out to run parallel with the bike path.
November 8, 2017
Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway
State DOT said it would re-orient jersey barriers to make them parallel with the path, but three days later, many barriers are still straddling the greenway at dangerous angles.
November 6, 2017
De Blasio: Greenway Barriers Need to Change So “People Can Still Ride Their Bikes”
Mayor de Blasio said the placement of concrete barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in response to Tuesday's truck attack needs to change. "I think what was originally put in just in the last day or so needs some revision to make sure people can still ride their bikes," he said.
November 3, 2017
Stop Ruining the Hudson River Greenway in the Name of Security
The preventive measures installed after Tuesday's fatal attack have cut the width of the Hudson River Greenway in half at some locations, pinching the movement of cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded path used by thousands of people each day.
November 3, 2017
When Will Albany Finally Legalize Electric-Assist Bicycles?
E-bikes are everywhere on NYC streets, and delivery workers, especially, rely on them. But they have never been legal in New York despite 2002 federal legislation classifying electric bikes of certain speeds as regular bicycles.
April 11, 2017
Downtown Greenway Segment Closed Since 2007 to Reopen in November
An eight-year Hudson River Greenway detour is set to conclude in less than two months, restoring a direct bike route along West Street near the World Trade Center site.
September 28, 2015
Construction Begins on New 151st Street Bridge to Hudson River Greenway
The state broke ground this month on a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking West Harlem with the Hudson River Greenway.
August 28, 2015