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4 days ago · 15,580,573. cars have not been removed from the congestion zone. 716,910. additional tons of carbon dioxide have been emitted. $278,922,800. in toll revenue is not funding transit improvements. 4,073,352. hours have been wasted by New Yorkers in traffic.
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
Apr 23, 2022 · Mayor Adams on Saturday announced an historic nearly $1 billion investment towards funding the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, just days after dozens of advocates and pols rallied on the steps of City Hall to demand he spend what’s needed to create a safer, and more bike-, bus-, and pedestrian-friendly New York.. The City Council’s specific $3.1-billion, five-year budget ask apparently ...
City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenway
12:01 AM EDT on April 12, 2024. Rendering: EDC |. The new greenway will replace decrepit sections of the waterfront paths between 94th and 124th Streets. The city will reconstruct 20 blocks of waterfront bike and pedestrian paths in East Harlem that have been decaying for years, rebuilding the esplanade along with a new pier between the FDR ...
Room for Improvement: What New York’s Subway System Can …
Oct 3, 2024 · This piece is part of Vital City's exhaustive "Subway" issue. For all the content, click here. New York’s subway was once an international model of modernity. It connected the United States’ largest city with speed, frequency and reliability. Even …
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Oct 4, 2024 · September 26, 2024. e-bikes. Opinion: Worried About E-Bike Safety? Make the Roads Safer First. Opponents co-opted the outdoor dining regulatory process. Advocates must address e-bike safety concerns — for the sake of all vulnerable street users — or …
Eyes on the Street: 'Daylighting' NYC Intersections Needs More …
Dec 5, 2023 · It's a concrete solution. Mayor Adams's announcement last week that he intended to eliminate parking spaces near 1,000 intersections a year to improve visibility and reduce crashes will fail unless his administration backs up the initiative with physical barriers to keep out cars, advocates and our own damn eyes say. “Driver’s know there’s almost no parking enforcement and they act ...
End Parking Minimums Now! Analysis: Zoning Rule is Choking …
Aug 18, 2021 · The city must do away with an antiquated zoning rule that forces developers to include parking spaces in many new developments across the city — a requirement that leads to more congestion, more pollution, less affordable housing and higher construction costs that are passed along to tenants, experts say. At a moment when scientists say human activity has caused unequivocal harm to the ...
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ANALYSIS: Electeds Seek Much More than Piecemeal …
Jul 12, 2022 · The full pedestrianization of Broadway has gained even more influential elected champions. Earlier this month, Manhattan President Mark Levine and local Council Members Carlina Rivera, Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers wrote to the DOT urging that it immediately declare Broadway from 14th to 34th streets a "limited access open street" and quickly develop a "comprehensive" corridor-wide plan for ...
And Here’s How To Do It Right - Streetsblog New York City
Aug 10, 2021 · The city’s Open Restaurants program has provided a lifeline to shut-in New Yorkers, returned 100,000 of our neighbors to the restaurants and bars that employed them, and opened the eyes of millions of New Yorkers to the concept that our streets can be lively, welcoming and used for more than parking cars.It’s one of the most popular programs adopted by the city during the pandemic, and it ...