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Introducing The Takeaway Bike Challenge
Bikes are taking over America. Major cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco are launching public bike sharing systems for the first time, joining Boston, D.C. and Denver.This week The Takeaway...
View ArticleAbout The Bike Challenge Prizes
The Takeaway bike haiku challenge will be giving away 10 bicycle helmets with the show's official logo. Together the judges will select their 10 favorite haikus—the writers will have their poem read on...
View ArticleAfter 35 Year Diplomatic Hiatus, U.S. & Iran Begin Talks | U.N. Panel: Humans...
U.N. Panel: Humans to Blame for Climate Change | United Nations Reaches Landmark Deal on Syria | After 35 Year Diplomatic Hiatus, U.S. & Iran Begin Talks | Movie Date Reviews of The Week |...
View Article30 Issues: Can Bikes, Cars & Pedestrians Share?
It's Transportation Week on the Brian Lehrer Show's election series "30 issues in 30 Days." See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here.Is peace possible between cyclists, drivers and pedestrians...
View ArticleYour Takeaway: Listener Stories
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving from The Takeaway! Today, we’re doing things a little differently. Your comments on our stories come pouring in every day, and often times you have stories of your own. So...
View ArticleTransition to de Blasio; Electric Bikes in NYC; Freeing Oscar Lopez Rivera
NY1 host Errol Louis discusses the de Blasio transition and what his staffing choices signal about his approach. Plus: Incoming Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer discusses the ban on electric...
View ArticleTraffic Tickets Are Up Across the City
Tickets for the most dangerous moving violations are up across New York City. A WNYC analysis of new NYPD data shows that in February, most precincts stepped up enforcement of speeding, failure to...
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Bike And Pedestrian Access Could Breathe Life Into 'Underused' Metro Stations
As Metro works to sell the public on the necessity of spending billions to expand its rail system in the coming decades, the transit authority is also trying to get the most out of its existing...
View ArticleCiti Bike's Winter of Discontent
Thousands of New Yorkers ride Citi Bikes every day. But even though the bike share program acts as an extension of the city's public transportation system, it gets no public funding.Back when the...
View ArticleFor Businesses, Capital Bikeshare Good For The Bottom Line
Businesses are benefiting from the presence of nearby Capital Bikeshare stations in Washington, according to a survey conducted by a planning expert.When researchers try to measure whether bike share...
View ArticleHead of Citi Bike Resigns
The head of New York City's bike share program is stepping down. Here's the statement from New York City Bike Share.Justin Ginsburgh oversaw the launch of the nation's largest bike share system as the...
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We're Citibiking to Work, Not Play
New Yorkers are using Citi Bike as a key part of their commute, not just for touristy joyrides, according to new data released by the bikeshare system and analyzed by NYU’s Rudin Center for...
View ArticleTax Break for Bike Share?
Commute to work via bike share? Hold onto your receipts. New York Senator Charles Schumer is introducing an amendment to a bill that would allow bike share commuters to exclude $20 a month from their...
View ArticleFreshkills Park To Open for Sneak Peeks
Freshkills Park, formerly the world’s largest landfill, is open for two sneak peeks this weekend. Saturday, hikers can tour the the 2,200 acre park; Sunday, cyclists can loop through on the Tour de...
View ArticleCompany Behind Citi Bike Infrastructure Gets New Owner
The company behind much of Citi Bike’s hardware and software has a new owner. A Canadian furniture executive, Bruno Rodi, bought Bixi at auction Friday for $4 million Canadian, or $3.6 million U.S. The...
View ArticleNew York Has Sixth-Lowest Rate of Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths
Among major American cities, New York has the sixth-lowest fatality rate for cyclists and pedestrians. That's according to a massive new report on national biking and walking trends. Cities with lower...
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Men Are From Midtown, Women Are From Brooklyn
Bike share stations in Manhattan are predominantly used by men, while women prefer brownstone Brooklyn, as well as the East Village and the Lower East Side."That's clearly a choice of access to...
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Boise Bikes More Than New York
Between 2000 and today, the number of people who ride bikes to work increased 60% - up to a whopping 0.6 percent. That's according to "Modes Less Traveled," a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau...
View ArticleWhat's Missing On Bike To Work Day? Data.
Before rain began soaking the Washington metropolitan area Friday, more than 15,000 people were expected to participate in local Bike to Work Day festivities, after last year’s record-setting 14,000...
View ArticleNYC DOT: Public Plazas Should Be Everywhere — Not Just Manhattan
(Updated 4:50pm with additional comments) New York City's transportation commissioner said she wants to make sure streets get redesigned all over the city — not just Manhattan. At a construction...
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'Las Bicicletas' Hit NYC Streets
One hundred and twenty-two metal bicycle sculptures will be popping up throughout Brooklyn and lower Manhattan starting Wednesday. It's the U.S. premiere of "Las Bicicletas," a public art installation...
View ArticleEquinox CEO on Citi Bike: I Can Confirm We're In Negotiations
While it's been widely reported that REQX Ventures is in talks to acquire a majority stake in Citi Bike, it's been difficult to get anyone involved in the negotiations to talk on the record about it....
View ArticleCiti Bike Deal Delayed, But Expansion Slated for Next Year
When we last checked in on the deal — in which venture capital firm REQX was negotiating to infuse Citi Bike's ailing bike share operator Alta with much-needed cash — an announcement seemed poised to...
View ArticleD.C. Streetcars Putting the Squeeze On Cyclists
Operator training continues on H Street, making streetcars an increasingly common sight along tracks can present a danger to cyclists."Yeah, you don't want to ride your bike into them because you will...
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More Bike Racks Coming to Metro-North Trains
If you're riding the rails on Metro-North, soon it will be easier to bring your wheels along too: the transit agency is installing new bike racks on 50 M-8 rail cars, which are used on the New Haven...
View ArticleD.C. Police Crack Down On Bicycling Violations
The way cars, bicyclists and pedestrians share the road in Washington is a touchy subject. A Washington Post columnist recently ignited a furor after he called bicyclists "bullies." Bike riders fired...
View ArticleAre The Roads Becoming More Dangerous For Bike Riders?
The number of bicyclists killed in crashes with automobiles nationwide increased 16 percent between 2010 and 2012, according to a report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association...
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Citi Bike Saved
New York City's blue bike share system has a white knight. Bikeshare Holdings, a new investment venture, has closed a deal to purchase Alta Bicycle Share Inc., the Portland-based company that operates...
View ArticleCyclists Pressure D.C. Council To Change Crash Law, But Passage Uncertain
(UPDATED BELOW) Bicycling and pedestrian advocates will be closely watching the D.C. Council today as a bill to help crash victims receive compensation for injuries is up for a key vote.To bicyclist...
View ArticleCity Aims to Boost Bridge Safety for Cyclists
Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg says the Department's "Bikes on Bridges" campaign will look for ways city bridges can accommodate more bikes and boost safety. The proposal will be...
View ArticleIn Record Year, D.C. Builds Nine Miles Of Bike Lanes
D.C. is marking a record year for bike lane construction.The ribbon was cut on the Fourth Street Northwest to Southwest bicycle route along Independence Avenue, capping a big year for bike lanes in...
View ArticleCiti Bike's Parent Company Changes Name
Alta Bicycle Share not only has new ownership, but a new name: Motivate. The company was acquired last year by a New York-based investment venture. Its CEO, Jay Walder, once ran New York's MTA....
View ArticleMaps: See Where New Citi Bike Stations Will Be on Upper West and Upper East...
The New York City Department of Transportation has released the final maps for Citi Bike locations on the Upper East and Upper West sides. The expansion will add 77 bike share stations to the...
View ArticleSenator Kirsten Gillibrand; Carson Climbs the Polls; College or Court
A healthcare act that provides ongoing medical treatment for first responders who were affected by September 11th is set to expire at the end of September. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about her...
View ArticleHigher Prices + Tough Winter = Fewer Members for Citi Bike
After exploding onto the scene in 2013, Citi Bike's annual membership has declined for the second straight year, according to the Mayor's Management Report. (The report for fiscal year 2015, which...
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NYC to Install a Record Number of Protected Bike Lanes This Year
New York City will be getting over 15 miles of physically protected bike lanes in 2016 — more than any year previously, officials said.The de Blasio administration also promised to install around 50...
View ArticleNYC Sets Bike Lane Record, But Struggles to Keep Cars Out
Earlier this week, the city announced it would exceed its original target and install a record-setting 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year, rather than the 15 it had originally planned.“No...
View ArticleCiti Bike Boomed in 2016
2016 was a big year for New York City's bike-share program. According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, people took nearly 14 million rides on the blue Citi Bikes over the last year — a 40 percent increase over...
View ArticleCyclists Call for More Safety Following Two Deaths in a Week
Cyclists and their advocates are looking into how to make the busy streets of Manhattan safer after two men were killed while riding in Chelsea within days of each other. Last Monday, 36-year-old Dan...
View ArticleOne Man's Fight to Regulate E-Bikes in His Neighborhood
This story is part of a WNYC multimedia project called The People’s Guide to Power, which came out of the wave of activism that followed the 2016 presidential election. Get a closer look at how...
View ArticleBiking New York City
In the past few years, biking has become a main way to commute in New York City. Citi Bikes has expanded, and there's over 450,000 bike trips a day. Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of the New York...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Vision Zero in NYC and Chicago, Primarily New York Parole
Two of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Vision Zero in NYC and Chicago (First) | Primarily New York: Parole (Starts at 55:59) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show...
View ArticleBrooklyn Businesses Say Customers are Local, But Staff Might Be Ensnarled in...
In Brooklyn some business owners along the L train route were wrapping their minds around New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to avert a total shutdown of the train tunnel. They told WNYC's Shumita Basu...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Is it Safe to Bike in NYC?; History of Busing;...
Coming up on today's show:Philip Bump, The Washington Post national correspondent, discusses the latest political headlines.After three cyclists died in traffic accidents in the space of a week, Marco...
View ArticleHow to Get a Bike Lane Built
Shumita Basu, reporter, host and producer in the newsroom, shares what she discovered about how to go about getting a bike lane in your neighborhood and the role of community boards.As @WeTheCommuters...
View ArticleCould NYC Finally Become A Biking City?
Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic of The New York Times, argues that with all that's horrible about the pandemic, there is a potential bright spot: New York City officials could finally take...
View ArticleWhy Did Biden Tap Mayor Pete For Transportation Secretary?
Biden named his former campaign trail opponent Pete Buttigeig to be Secretary of Transportation. How will the former mayor of South Bend run the country's transportation efforts?On Today's Show:Janette...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: The Origins of the Border Crisis; NJ Schools Teach...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: America's broken asylum system and the origins of the border crisis (First) | New Jersey schools teach climate change (Starts at...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: City Shelters; Mopeds Crowd Bike Lanes; Legacy Admissions
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Major Challenges Facing the City as Shelters Hit Capacity (First) | What Happens When Speedy Mopeds Crowd Bike Lanes? (Starts at...
View ArticleCan NYC Curb E-Bike Fires?
On Sunday, an e-bike caused the Bronx fire that killed one person and left 13 others injured. New York City Councilmember Keith Powers (District 4, Midtown Manhattan and UES) breaks down where and why...
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