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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
Justice for Victims of Hit-and-Run Drivers in New York Shouldn’t Be So Rare
Albany has to stop dithering and give prosecutors adequate tools to hold hit-and-run drivers accountable -- and prosecutors must be more willing to pursue cases.
October 25, 2017
GM Should Pay By the Mile to Test Its Robocars in Manhattan
If Governor Cuomo is going to allow autonomous car prototypes to operate in real city conditions, he needs to insist on a prototype for how these vehicles will pay for access to public streets.
October 18, 2017
State Lawmakers Are Failing at MTA Oversight
In 2016, neither the Assembly nor the State Senate held a single oversight hearing about the decline of NYC transit service.
September 19, 2017
Behold Denny Farrell’s $24 Million Greenway Bridge
In New York, who knows if you'll ever get usable greenways or reliable transit. The one thing that's certain is you'll get to use edifices named after your local political barons.
September 14, 2017
Forget Upstate Legislators — Why Don’t NYC Democrats in Albany Advocate for Better Transit?
New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.
August 30, 2017
Cuomo Cares More About the New Tappan Zee Bridge Than NYC Subways and Buses
The governor has spent most of his time in office consumed with building a huge double-span highway bridge, while New York's transit system slides into catastrophic disarray.
August 24, 2017
