CAR ‘SIT-INS’? Drivers Are Drowning Out the Voices of the Most-Vulnerable During COVID-19
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Around and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Transportation Panel is Dominated by Cars
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Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy thinks cars will speak too loudly on the mayor's "recovery" task force.
Car-Free Parks? Not During This Hudson River Greenway Drive-In Picnic
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New York City’s parks are supposed to be a respite from the noise and stress of the city. It seems a few people haven’t got the message — and are using the Hudson River Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path as their personal driveway to the Upper Manhattan waterfront. Reader Katty Van Itallie tells Streetsblog that she […]
Nissan to Millennials: If You Really Want to Get Around, Don’t Drive
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This Nissan ad, in heavy rotation during the NFL playoffs, smacks of 21st century carmaker desperation. In “Commute,” a young motorist, stuck with colleagues in city traffic and watching cyclists pass her by, speeds onto a conveniently located ramp and launches her Nissan Rogue on top of a passing train. Now they can get where […]
The Weekly Carnage
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The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Fatal Crashes (3 Killed Since Feb. 12, 27 This Year, 6 Drivers Charged*) Borough Park: Amrom Altman, 4, Hit by School Bus […]
Here’s an MIT Study that Really Delves into the Essence of Car Addiction
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Drivers value their access to a private vehicle more than three times as much during the pandemic as they did before COVID-19. But we can change that.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Cliff, Call Us Edition
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There are two things we hate to do: One, start our morning angry and, two, turn our morning headlines into an anti-Times monologue, but we're up and we're rolling, so here goes. Plus other news.