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I'm still at the National Association of City Transportation Officials convention in Los Angeles — and I'm still not using cars in any way — and I have to tell you, I love L.A. The food in this town. Man...

By Gersh Kuntzman

12:01 AM EDT on October 3, 2018

I’m still at the National Association of City Transportation Officials convention in Los Angeles — and I’m still not using cars in any way — and I have to tell you, I love L.A. The food in this town. Man…

Anyway, here’s the news…

I was happy to see Curbed picked up our story about the city Department of Transportation’s efforts to make better intersections. It’s an important topic. (Curbed)
I was also happy to see CityLab covered the plight of Bronx bus riders. (CityLab)
A coalition of two dozen activist groups rallied for someone to fix the subway. (amNY). Politico’s Dana Rubinstein took the coverage a little further.
Taxi drivers talked about their depression as the price of a yellow medallion crashes. (NYT)
Governor Cuomo endorsed Democrat Andrew Gounardes in his Bay Ridge State Senate race against street safety pariah Marty Golden. (NYDN)
The full board of Upper West Side CB7 approved of a protected bike lane on Central Park West by an overwhelming margin.
A woman killed herself in a Queens car crash. (NYDN, NY Post)
Parking meter rates went up (yay!) in Manhattan. (amNY)
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is really upset about the Clark Street elevators. (amNY)
The Times offered yet another reason to give up driving — you may actually discover stuff.
And finally, here’s a picture of me biking in L.A.:

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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