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Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running
Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.
May 7, 2020
STREETFILMS: As New York Starts ‘Open Streets,’ Let’s Look at How Oakland Does It
We're not reinventing the wheel. We're just slowing it down. And here's what it might look like.
May 1, 2020
This Is Not an Opinion Column: New York’s Sidewalks Really Are Too Narrow
A transportation planner's maps show the perils of walking in the age of social distancing. Give us the space we need, Mr. Mayor!
April 23, 2020
Letter From L.A.: De Blasio is ‘Ignorant’ About Cali Drivers
Mayor de Blasio is so wrong about California, it's like he's a New York tourist who only knows the M&M Store in Times Square, the Empire State Building observation deck, and the Statue of Liberty souvenir stand.
April 22, 2020
Still Defiant, Now Mayor de Blasio Wrongly Claims California Can Have Open Space Because Its Drivers are Better
Golden State residents are openly mocking our mayor.
April 22, 2020
Op-Ed: Four Ideas To Bolster Cycling During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Cities around the world have turned to biking to help ease crises, leading to permanent mobility changes. Here's ways cycling could help New York, too.
April 21, 2020
Live from Oakland: Mayor de Blasio is Wrong About Bay Area City’s Open Streets Success
Our Streetsblog San Francisco correspondent Roger Rudick has the whole story — complete with pictures showing the mayor flat-out lied about the East Bay experiment.
April 14, 2020
Mr. Mayor, You’re a Smart Guy, So Why Do You Wrongly Think Cops Must ‘Enforce’ Open Space?
The mayor said that car-free streets are "dangerous" places that must be "enforced by the NYPD."
April 12, 2020
Neighborhoods, BIDs to Mayor: We Don’t Need Your Cops — Let Us Open Streets Ourselves!
In spite of (or perhaps because of) the mayor, focus has started shifting to Broadway in Manhattan.
April 10, 2020
Hoboken Mayor Leads Region with 20 MPH Speed Limit
Hoboken leads, New York City bleeds.
February 27, 2020
