The traffic revolution that’s making cities cleaner — and happier

People ride a Citi Bike along Hudson Street past a Tesla Cybertruck on April 30, 2025, in New York City. | Gary Hershorn/Getty Images While walking my son to school a couple of weeks ago, I noticed something odd happening on Court Street, a major thoroughfare that runs through our part of Brooklyn: A lane of the street was being removed, to make room for a protected two-way bike lane. As a father who would like to see his son bicycle more but lives in constant fear of him being pancaked by an SUV while riding in Brooklyn’s packed streets, I was elated by the change — but also surprise