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Council Seeks to Force DOT to Build 175 E-Bike Charging Hubs
Oct 11, 2024 · The City Council wants to force the Transportation Department to install 175 e-bike charging hubs in commercial areas over the next five years, taking a direct approach after years of delayed projects — but some in the industry say the effort won't be nearly enough to create the infrastructure the city needs. On Thursday, Council Members ...
DOT Debuts Public E-bike Charging for Deliveristas
Mar 1, 2024 · A project with $25 million in federal funding for charging hubs at New York City Housing Authority complexes — where the city initially considered and then backed down from banning e-bikes on its property altogether — is also hitting a snag, the news outlet The City reported this week. Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi said last ...
Seniors to City: Fix Canal Street Now!
Oct 4, 2024 · Canal Street is home to a higher percentage of residents aged 65 and older, as well as children, compared to citywide averages. The street lacks adequate shade, exacerbating the health risks posed by air pollution from increasing car traffic. Canal Street has been a DOT Vision Zero Priority Corridor since 2015, yet it remains Manhattan's most ...
‘Transit Hardship’: Report Shows Why Fair Fares Must Be …
Mar 15, 2024 · Transit Fares ‘Transit Hardship’: Report Shows Why Fair Fares Must Be Expanded to More Workers. A new report on transit fares has found that more than one-in-five moderate-income residents experiences “affordability hardship.”
Modified 'Jaywalking' Repeal Passes Council - Streetsblog New …
Sep 26, 2024 · The Council on Thursday passed a bill to legalize walking into the street outside of crosswalks, sometimes known as "jaywalking," two weeks after holding off on the legislation due to advocates raising concerns that it put too much blame on pedestrians.. The lawmaker behind the proposal said that the bill still addresses the racist policing of …
EXCLUSIVE: OMNY Debuts on Fair Fares After Delays
May 1, 2024 · Fare Fares joining OMNY will help close existing gaps in the service's coverage. About 800,000 New Yorkers are eligible for the program, though currently enrollment sits at just 331,000, according the latest figures on its website. While riders used OMNY for 70 percent of regular fare subway trips, which make up 65 percent of total trips, usage ...
And Don’t Get — In The New Citi Bike Deal - Streetsblog New …
Nov 6, 2023 · New York City is an outlier in terms of bike share and public subsidy, as backwaters like Washington, D.C. use public money to keep the price of yearly memberships for its bike share program at just $95 compared to $205 for a Citi Bike membership. In addition, e-bike rides in D.C. are 10 cents a minute for members, compared to 17 cents a minute ...
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
Jun 8, 2023 · Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of them in low-income communities of color.
UNDER FURTHER REVIEW: DOT To Study Canal Street For Bike and …
Jan 19, 2023 · DOT has put out a plan to add a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue from 14th Street to 33rd Street [PDF], and Manhattan electeds want more. A letter from State Senator Brad Hoylman and five other representatives calls for a more thorough complete street redesign along all of Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue from Greenwich Village to Central […]