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New York City sues to stop Critical Mass ride

New York City filed a lawsuit on November 1 in an effort to stop the monthly critical mass ride. The most recent news from the case is that Judge Pauley has denied the city’s request for an injunction against Critical Mass riders, and has granted CM riders an injunction against the city: New York may not seize CM riders’ bicycles without charging them with a crime. As the Interactivist page says, “This is only the beginning, though, and there is a long road ahead.”

Graney v. MDC

We’ve won the first round, see Graney v MDC, and now the Mass. Appeals Court has held that a bike path is a transportation facility and the government can no longer hide behind the “recreational use” exemption in failing to maintain bike paths. See Shu-ra ALI v. City of Boston.