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We Have Met the Enemy and It is Us: Residential Trucking Way Up During COVID
Before the pandemic, roughly 40 percent of deliveries were to residential zones — but now, according to the DOT, it's closer to 80 percent, which is why our streets are so congested and unsafe.
January 13, 2021
THE COLON CYCLE: Mayor Carlos Menchaca Would Get Rid Of One Million Parking Spots
Brooklyn City Council Member Carlos Menchaca wants to be your mayor. But first, he had to make the most important stop on the 2021 campaign trail: A bike ride with Streetsblog reporter Dave Colon.
December 24, 2020
DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Move the City Beyond Vision Zero?
It's the final chapter of our seven-part series on the mayoral candidates.
December 22, 2020
A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.
December 8, 2020
Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
Another county heard from!
November 4, 2020
Manhattan Panel Kills Proposed Cargo Bike Corral … To Save Five Parking Spots
"A loss of parking spaces in Lower Manhattan is a travesty," says one community board member.
October 22, 2020
E-Scooters Are Already Here — And The City Needs To Adapt
Say it now: We already need bigger bike lanes — and with more people riding scooters, we need them now.
October 8, 2020
New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’
CityRise will reach into tactical urbanist playbook in bid to make city streets livable post-COVID.
September 23, 2020
The Coming Carmageddon: Will Our Leaders Solve NYC’s Transportation Problem?
When this is all over, will we be a city for cars or a city for people?
May 15, 2020
Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Must Lead to Permanent Changes in Our City
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Instead of going back to the old New York, choked with pollution and cars that don't move, we can decide what kind of city we want. Change the streets and change the city.
May 4, 2020
