Flanked by two electric scooters, City Council members made the case for why e-scooters and e-bikes should be legalized in New York City.

How to Get a Bike Lane Built

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 19, 2019

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.

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