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THE DONOVAN PLATFORM: Better Transportation Can Make the City Fairer, Greener and Safer
Buses and bikes — that's the key to a better, safer and more equitable city, according to mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan. Here's a sneak peak at his transportation platform.
December 18, 2020
OPINION: City Council Must Vote Down Flushing Rezoning
A plan to develop the waterfront would add to the neighborhood's dangerous congestion.
December 8, 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
Ready, Set, Containerize: City Moves Ahead with ‘Open Streets: Garbage’ Plan
One flaw in the "Clean Curbs" program? It allows entities to put garbage containers on already-crowded sidewalks.
December 4, 2020
Several Manhattan DA Hopefuls Miss Mark on the Crisis of Reckless Driving
A West Side Democratic forum for the most part showcases excuse-making and ignorance.
December 4, 2020
OPINION: No More Excuses on Queensboro Bridge South Outer Roadway
The shared bike and pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge is already completely unsafe — and we have it documented in black, white and way too much red.
December 1, 2020
Mayor: Christmas Season Sidewalks are for Trees, Not People
Mayor de Blasio doesn't see anything wrong with sidewalks crowded with Christmas trees — in fact, he sees it as part of the "magic" of the holiday season — even though his administration is still recommending that people stay six feet apart at all times.
November 30, 2020
A Year Later: Central Park is No Safer Than When Beloved Doctor Was Killed
One year after a cyclist was killed by a bus driver on one of Central Park's transverses, nothing has changed to make riding crosstown through the park safer, a flagrant disregard for the memory of the beloved doctor and a simple lack of ongoing concern for bike riders.
November 29, 2020
Pedestrian Killed in Brooklyn — But This Time, The Driver is Charged
Cops arrested a 65-year-old driver who killed a pedestrian after dark on Tuesday as she attempted an illegal U-turn on a residential two-way street.
November 25, 2020
Queens Pedestrian is Killed by Driver, Then Victim-Blamed by NYPD
A Queens senior was struck and killed today by a driver on a dangerous roadway alongside a popular park, but police gave no details except to claim the pedestrian jumped out "midblock" between two parked cars.
November 24, 2020
