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City Council Could Make Gov. Cuomo Irrelevant in E-Bike Debate
City Council Member Rafael Espinal says he will press ahead with his bill to not only legalize the currently illegal throttle-controlled e-bikes that delivery workers favor.
December 17, 2019
Gov. Cuomo: Sign the E-Bike Bill Now!
De Quan Lu of the Chinese Mutual Support Labor Union spoke eloquently of workers living in fear of having their bikes seized by the police simply for doing a job that more and more New Yorkers want them to do.
December 6, 2019
Advocates: Cuomo Must Save Delivery Riders From More NYPD Enforcement
With Mayor de Blasio unwilling to rein in the NYPD, advocates are calling on the governor to put a stop to the ongoing harassment with his pen.
November 22, 2019
E-Citi Bikes Will Return this Winter — With Per-Minute Fees, Not a Flat Rate
Several hundred pedal assist e-bikes, which vanished from the streets in April amid safety concerns, will return at some point after Dec. 21 and before March 21, the company now promises.
November 22, 2019
NYPD Secretly Alters Victim-Blaming Narrative of Death of E-Bike Rider and Charges Trucker
"There is no excuse for this practice," said Marco Conner of Transportation Alternatives.
October 18, 2019
IT’S 23 DEAD! NYPD Blaming E-Bike Rider Killed By Private Carter
The senior e-bike rider who was mowed down by a private sanitation truck driver earlier this month has died, becoming the 23rd cyclist killed this year — and cops are blaming the victim.
September 24, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke
We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.
September 19, 2019
Delivery Cyclists Have One of the Most Dangerous Jobs, But No One Is Protecting Them
Working cyclists have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and they are dying at rapid rates on New York City streets — but instead of stepping in to protect them, Mayor de Blasio is off running for president and New York's Finest are focused on victim-blaming and ticketing bikers.
June 25, 2019
Op-Ed: To Meet New York’s New Climate Law, We’ll Have To Break the Car Culture
Transportation is the number-one source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New York State, and the number-one offender is the internal-combustion engine. It will be a huge challenge, but we need to reduce the use of cars.
June 25, 2019
