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Air Quality

OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Bicycling

MTA Drops Bike-Permit Requirement for Suburban Railroads

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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2021 Mayoral Election

Report: Racial and Economic Inequities in Transit Affect Accessibility to Jobs, Healthcare

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Equity

Four New Bronx Metro-North Stations Are A Good Time to Talk about Fair Rail Fares

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Bike-Penn

Opinion: Time To Ditch Commuter Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy

Danny Pearlstein is Policy &amp; Communications Director at the Riders Alliance.

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Danny Pearlstein

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER SAFETY MEASURES

Andrew Cuomo

Op-Ed: Governor, Public Transit Doesn’t Need a Billionaire Techie

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Coronavirus Crisis

The Subway Ridership Collapse — In Three Charts

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

Transit

Op-Ed: Commuter-Train Fare Cut Doesn’t Help Low-Income New Yorkers

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Congestion Pricing

Analysis: Is it Time to Panic Over the City and State’s Congestion Pricing Preparedness? (Yes!)

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The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?

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