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What’s a ‘Bike Boulevard’? For Now, Mayor de Blasio Won’t Say, But Planners are Eager to Help
A good bike boulevard is apparently like pornography — you know it when you see it.
January 30, 2021
Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
January 25, 2021
Street Safety Groups to President Biden: Commit to a Federal Vision Zero Plan
"For decades ... we have lacked the leadership to make roadway safety a national priority in the United States," says the letter, which is signed by groups including New York's own Families for Safe Streets.
January 21, 2021
OPINION: A Livable Streets Agenda for the 2021 Mayor’s Race … And Beyond
A rare op-ed from the city's leading lawyer for victims of road violence.
January 21, 2021
Memo to Buttigieg: US DOT Needs an Active Transportation Administration

January 21, 2021
Comptroller Stringer’s Chauffeur Racked Up Eight School Zone Speeding Tickets In 2020
He's fast — and we're furious.
January 21, 2021
Staten Island Pedestrian Run Down and Killed — Driver Gets Summons
A Staten Island driver fatally struck a senior citizen in a crosswalk last week, but ended up receiving just a minor summons, cops said.
January 20, 2021
The Union Square Plan: Get Rid of Cars, Create More Space for People
Isn't the city awesome without cars?
January 19, 2021
Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One


January 15, 2021
Why Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
January 7, 2021