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Alarmingly Narrow Bike Lanes Are Coming to Grand and Canal Streets
Bike advocates said the paths will provide a critical crosstown connection in Lower Manhattan, but urged DOT officials to think bigger.
July 23, 2026
Pedestrian Fatalities Drop Again, But More Needs To Be Done, Says Governors Group
Good news, except that 22.5 percent more pedestrians were killed in 2025 by car and truck drivers than in 2015.
July 15, 2026
Data Show Why Mamdani Must Pedestrianize the Financial District
People walk in the Financial District, but the neighborhood's business group prioritizes the car.
May 28, 2026
Opinion: On Canal Street, I Just Dream Of Having A Sidewalk
Yes, it's “complicated," but complicated cannot be an excuse for inaction. What exists now is a failure of basic public space.
May 15, 2026
Exclusive: Mamdani Picks Construction Chief Eager to Speed Up Street Redesigns
Simple buildouts shouldn't take decades to finish.
April 22, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Nice on Ninth Edition
The city is doing the right thing on Ninth Avenue. Plus other news.
March 20, 2026
‘No Better Place’: Mamdani Must Pedestrianize Financial District
Residents of Lower Manhattan have been demanding pedestrianized streets for decades, but the city and Big Business keep thwarting them. Sounds like a job for Mayor Mamdani.
December 8, 2025
Redesign for Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave. Shopping Strip Puts Customers First
"The core takeaway from the small business community on this strip is that they want a pedestrian- and transit-priority street," said the architect.
October 22, 2025
Chinatown Plaza Redesign A Good First Step, But City Must Go Bigger
Almost everyone walks through Kimlau Square – even though most of the space is for cars.
October 22, 2025
Gale’s A-Blowin’: Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT
DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.
September 30, 2025
