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Car-Free Streets

Thursday’s Headlines: Support for School Streets Edition

Sara Lind is the co-executive director at Open Plans, a sister organization of Streetsblog.

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Sara Lind

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Car-Free Parks

Opinion: Open Plans Lays Out Its ‘Joyful, Sustainable’ Future for a People-Centered NYC

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</a>. And his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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Kevin Duggan

W. 22nd Open Street

Community Board 4 Wants Shared Street on W. 22nd — And Continued Open Street in the Meantime

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Monday’s Headlines: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Because No Cars) Edition

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Antonio Reynoso

Bigger and Better: Brooklyn BP Wants Summer Streets Longer Than Manhattan

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Winter Wonderland Edition

Carlina Rivera

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Opinion: We Deserve a Bold Outdoor Dining Program — After a Fair Hearing

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Bike Boulevards

Thursday’s Headlines: Berry Bad News Edition

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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Dave Colon

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Bicycle Infrastructure

DOT Kicks Off Outreach on New Grand Army Plaza Fix: ‘Dream Big’

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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Julianne Cuba

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Adrienne Adams

City’s ‘Open Streets’ Program Sparked Economic Growth During Pandemic, New Report Shows 