Expand ‘Summer Streets’ program from Brooklyn Bridge to East Harlem

Throughout August, more than 120 street events will be staged along with daily open street operations throughout all five boroughs. Photo: Ramón Frisneda / Impremedia – The City this week expanded the Calles de Verano (Summer Streets) program by nearly two miles, extending it for the first time from the brooklyn bridge to east harlem … Read more

Double the number of ‘e-scooters’ available on the streets of the Bronx

The DOT has given several demonstrations of how the three ‘E-scooter’ models work. Photo: Courtesy / NYC Mayoral Office – The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) doubled the availability of ‘e-scooter ‘ in the so-called transportation “gaps” of the Bronx, to facilitate access to subway stations and buses. This pilot plan will be … Read more

50 high-risk intersections for older adults will be modified each year in NYC

The large proportion of crossings that require more special signs for the elderly were identified in Manhattan Photo: Fernando Martínez / Impremedia – The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) It is proposed to minimize the windings to the elderly, making engineering and signaling changes in at least 50 intersections each yearidentified in an … Read more