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BATTLE LINES: Manhattan Panel to Discuss ‘No Free Parking’ Resolution
It shouldn't be controversial at all — but it is, mostly because car drivers think every inch of roadway belongs to them (and they can put their garbage bags in the pedestrian space, too!).
February 3, 2020
Entitled Car Owners Win Battle in Upper West Side War on Ultimate Perk: Free Parking
Mere mention of alternatives to "free parking" sets off hysteria at a community board meeting.
December 4, 2019
Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death
Jewel Avenue — like neighboring Queens Boulevard — excels in road injuries and fatalities. DOT should redesign it, stat!
November 13, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: It Makes You Wonder Edition
The Times asks readers what they wonder about — and we're wondering why the car-loving Times doesn't cover livable streets, sustainable logistics and the "Streets Master Plan" by Corey Johnson (pictured). Plus all the other news.
September 18, 2019
Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It
While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.
August 13, 2019
Appeals Judge Slams The Brakes On 14th Street Busway
"These so-called progressives' effort to stymie the plan to speed up bus service on 14th Street is a bad-faith effort to preserve a cars-first status quo, and frankly, a waste of time," one transit advocate said in response.
August 9, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Who Will Stop Kim Ohanian? Edition
Streetsblog offers a step-by-step guide for any Queens Community Board 7 member who has the guts to make a motion to kick the street safety pariah off the panel. Plus all the other news by clicking the headline above.
August 9, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: City Will Restore Protected Lanes on Dyckman Street
The city will restore a protected bike route on Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan — almost one year after the Department of Transportation hastily removed the vital life-saving roadway design.
July 25, 2019
Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Plan Hits New Potholes
Electeds, residents demand independent review of proposal that digs up a park and endangers cyclists while sparing a highway.
July 23, 2019
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
July 18, 2019
