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Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District
See it: Gorgeous plazas with lush plantings in movable containers. Refurbished 19th-century factory buildings on quaint cobblestone streets. People sipping drinks under red cloth umbrellas — and hardly a car to be seen. Are we really in the Manhattan? Yes.
December 1, 2021
OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Trash-Free Sidewalks
November 26, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
SOLVED: City Must Reduce Carmaggedon By Eliminating Free Parking, Re-Imagining Public Space
The city must eliminate free parking, dramatically reduce roadway space for cars, and transform the Department of Transportation into a broader "public space management" agency in order to make New York City truly livable and climate resilient, a new report argues.
October 19, 2021
Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way
Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.
October 8, 2021
Open Plans Brings on Three New Hires in Fight for Livable Streets
October 4, 2021
DOT ‘Happy to Think About’ a Third Avenue ‘Boulevard’ Approach: Advocates
A notoriously dangerous Upper East Side street needs traffic calming — stat!
September 26, 2021
Please Stay On The Grass: More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Catastrophically Flooded Subways
Here’s what the city has to do now. Ripping up some asphalt is a start.
September 3, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)
Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.
June 4, 2021
OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets
Mayor de Blasio — who has it much easier than his predecessor when it comes to urban amenities — should follow the bike-share playbook, says a co-host of the "War on Cars" podcast.
April 16, 2021
