Category: Micromobility

Safety Improvements Coming Near Staten Island’s Busiest Recreation Hub

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By Joseph Morales

The area around Father Capodanno Blvd in Staten Island’s Midland Beach neighborhood is a hub of outdoor activities on the island. For one, Father Capodanno Blvd runs directly adjacent to Midland and South Beaches along with the boardwalk. These beaches along with the boardwalk are extremely popular amongst those who want a less crowded alternative to beaches in Brooklyn and Queens.  Father Capodanno Boulevard is also home to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex, which is larger than any other track and field facility in NYC including the Washington Heights Armory. Another major destination along the corridor is Miller Field. This is one of Staten Island’s largest assortments of sports fields and one of the borough’s main hubs for league sports. It is likely that Father Capodanno Blvd sees more road users making trips to recreation destinations than any street on Staten Island and most streets in NYC. Outside of recreation facilities, there are multiple senior centers nearby along with a plethora of residences.

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Major Protected Bike Lane Extension Coming To Upper Manhattan

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By Joseph Morales

Dyckman Street is one of the busiest commercial streets in Northern Manhattan. Its assortment of retail offerings from national chains to smaller businesses attract shoppers from throughout Upper Manhattan and The Bronx. In addition, the corridor is home to several restaurants including ethnic offerings like Cachapa y Mas and Chinito Latino Hibachi Fusion. The street also has a dense residential population and sits in between the Inwood and Washington Heights sections of Manhattan. Dyckman Street is served by the M100 bus route along with the 1 and A trains. The street is also connected to the Henry Hudson Pkwy and Harlem River Dr along with the greenways that accompany those highways. There is also a protected bike lane on Dyckman through its commercial core from the Harlem River Dr to Seaman Ave. 

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Multiple New Programs Will Make E-Bike Use Safer and Easier in NYC

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By Joseph Morales

  Electric bicycles and scooters have rapidly become popular mobility devices in New York City since becoming legal in 2020. A report from FOX 5 New York says that 65,000 e-bikes were being used in NYC in 2023. E-scooters have been similarly popular. A pilot e-scooter share program had 150,000 users in the East Bronx alone between August 2021 and August 2023. Many use these mobility devices as a convenient means to get around without the hassles associated with driving or mass transit. In addition, a large number of delivery workers use e-bikes due to their lower costs and ability to operate at speeds of 20-25 mph. Others use the bikes for pure recreation, especially in New York’s plethora of vast green spaces. 

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CitiBike Expansion Set To Change Micromobility in Eastern Brooklyn

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By Joseph Morales

First started in 2013, CitiBike has grown immensely popular throughout New York City since its inception. The bikeshare program, owned by Lyft, serves over 1,000 cyclists daily with 25,000 bikes from over 1,500 stations across four boroughs and parts of New Jersey. CitiBike has been substantially used everywhere it has been implemented with many using it to go to work, run errands or just have fun. Lyft even has an “Explore NYC” page on its website where it has the names of some popular spots to ride and includes the phrase “See the sights. All of ‘em.” This indicates just how much CitiBike can truly be used for recreation. 

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Curb Usage is Being Reimagined on the Upper West Side

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By Joseph Morales

  The Upper West Side is one of New York City’s most well known and vibrant neighborhoods. This section of Manhattan is home to major destinations such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Beacon Theatre, and a roughly half of Central Park. In addition, the neighborhood has a plethora of restaurants, cultural institutions and other places that cater to New Yorkers and tourists alike. The UWS is also among the most densely populated residential neighborhoods in NYC with a density of 76,600 people per square mile and a population of about 227,000. For reference, the UWS has a higher population than cities like Baton Rouge, Birmingham, and Providence. 

Street signs at intersection of Amsterdam Ave/W 72nd St
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As Citibike and E-Scooter Share Expands, Could Micromobility Come to Staten Island?

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By Joseph Morales

 Staten Island is the southwestern most borough of New York City. Despite frequently being considered “suburban” by New Yorkers, Staten Island is home to just under 500,000 residents and some areas have population densities that put them in line with parts of the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. 

              Unfortunately, the Island’s non-vehicular transportation options are rather scarce and do not always reflect the needs of Staten Island’s urban population. It’s most glaring transportation deficit of course is that Staten Island is the only borough not connected to the NYC Subway system. In addition, many of the Island’s buses are extremely infrequent with only 25% of routes maintaining frequent service during the morning peak, compared to 52% being the next lowest rate in Queens.

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Pedestrian and Cycling Safety Improvements Are Coming To Major Staten Island Mixed-Use Corridor Near FDR Beach

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By Joseph Morales

Lincoln Avenue is a busy mixed-use street that runs between the Midland Beach and Grant City neighborhoods on the South Shore of Staten Island. The eastern portion of the corridor between Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR) Boardwalk and Beach/Father Cappodano Blvd and Hylan Blvd is marked predominantly by dense clusters of single-family homes. This area is also home to an elementary school, P.S 038 George Cromwell with a middle school IS.002 George L Egbert being just one block away. Altogether, over 1,300 students attend school on or in the immediate vicinity of Lincoln Ave based on data from MySchools. Lincoln Ave is also one block away from Miller Field, which boasts the largest concentration of athletic fields in Staten Island.

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Significant Micromobility Improvements Are Coming To Eastern Queens, Including An E-Scooter Pilot and Bike Lane Network

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By Joseph Morales

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Most New Yorkers consider Eastern Queens to represent areas of Queens east of the Whitestone/Van Wyck Expressways(I-678). Eastern Queens has a diverse range of neighborhoods, from the bustling business districts of Downtown Flushing and Jamaica, which are among the busiest in the city outside of Manhattan, to the lower-density residential areas of Bayside and Douglaston. Eastern Queens is also among the most ethnically diverse areas of the city, with people from Asia to Latin America and everywhere in between making up a substantial portion of the population.

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The NYCDOT Is Finally Set To Complete Major Bus/Cycling Improvement Project on Major Bronx Street

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By Joseph Morales

                   University Ave is one of the busiest north-south streets in the West Bronx. Though the corridor is mainly residential, it connects several east-west arteries, such as Fordham and Kingsbridge Roads and Burnside and Tremont Avenues. The street is also home to Bronx Community College. The bus routes that run along the corridor, the Bx3 and the Bx36, cross the Washington Bridge into Manhattan and serve University Ave, providing riders with many transfer options for traveling throughout the Bronx and Manhattan via other bus and subway lines. Thus, it is no surprise that in the existing conditions report for The Bronx Bus Network Redesign, the travel pattern Burnside to Washington Heights had the 6th most trips between two TAZs (Transit Analysis Zones), and the travel pattern Morris Heights to Washington Heights ranked 20th. Both of those trip patterns are served by the Bx3 and Bx36 buses.

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NYCDOT Is Proposing Plan To Make Soundview More Cyclist And Pedestrian Friendly

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By Joseph Morales

      Soundview is a neighborhood in the Eastern Bronx with many residential and commercial land uses.  In Soundview, many residents do not own a vehicle, meaning that walking, cycling and public transportation is imperative for these residents to travel around the city. The neighborhood includes many bus routes, the 6 train as well as a station for the Soundview route of the NYC Ferry. Unfortunately, Soundview is not considered cyclist or pedestrian friendly. According to NYCDOT(New York City Department of Transportation) data, from 2014 to 2018, 554 pedestrians, 180 cyclists and 2,663 motorists were injured in accidents between 2014 and 2018  with 123 severe injuries and 27 fatalities occurring between 2014 and 2021.

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