Month: October 2021
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Analysis: De Blasio’s Open Streets Program Has Failed
A majority of the city's open streets have already reclaimed by car drivers and are serving far too few New Yorkers, a new report shows.
October 12, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Victim-Blaming at the New York Times (Again!) Edition
Seriously, what's with the New York Times Metro section? Plus all the other news from a crazybusy weekend.
October 12, 2021
E-Cyclist Rider Killed on Roadway that Once Had a Protected Bike Lane … Until DOT Downgraded It
A teenager in a 4,000-pound Chevy pickup truck driving the wrong way on a dangerous Queens overpass struck and killed an e-bike rider who was in a bike lane that the city had once built as a "protected" bike lane, but then downgraded to mere paint after drivers destroyed all the flex-posts that once secured the lane.
October 11, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Holiday … on Schermerhorn Edition
There's still time to fill out the new DOT survey about Schermerhorn Street!
October 11, 2021
Part I: Everything Advocates Need to Know About the Federal E-Bike Credit
What is the proposed federal e-bike credit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.
October 10, 2021
Op-Ed: What is the Federal Bike Commuter Benefit?
What is the federal bike commuter benefit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.
October 10, 2021
Op-Ed: We Just Have to Do Something About These Cyclists!
Sometimes here at Streetsblog, we receive a letter to the editor of such moral clarity that we decide to print it in full. This is one of those times.
October 9, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Hummer EV vs. Dodge Demon
We're launching the quarter-finals with two ads that are so toxic, they bend the definition of the word "commercial" itself — and stretch way past the time limit of the typical 30-second TV spot.
October 8, 2021
Mayor, Lander, Gutman: Much-Touted ‘Safe-Driving’ Courses May Not Work, So Let’s Build on Them
Politicians who have hailed driver education courses as a linchpin of their efforts to rid the streets of bad drivers are now admitting that they — and other pols who aren't them — need to do even more. You think?
October 8, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Cars and Corruption Edition
The latest (and last?) de Blasio administration scandal involves (no surprise!) vehicles. Plus, other news.
October 8, 2021
