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Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Implementation Falls Short: Report
Mayor de Blasio's coronavirus-forced program to create car-free streets for people to recreate in a socially distanced manner is a failure that "lacks vision and ambition," Transportation Alternatives said today.
July 22, 2020
HOT TOWN: ‘Cool Streets’ Program Marred By Grave Danger — Cars
The city's “Cool Streets” program — which launched Monday with just 16 blocks as car-free play streets with open fire hydrants for kids — is functionally useless.
July 20, 2020
City to Begin Finishing Central Park West Bike Lane in Mere Weeks
Awfully two years after cyclist Madison Lyden was run down and killed, bike riders will get more protection.
July 9, 2020
TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget
Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."
July 9, 2020
Common Street Thieves: The NYPD is Building Fortresses of Solitude
NYPD officials have stolen roadways and sidewalks in front of police station houses across the city over the past few weeks. A Streetsblog investigation.
June 15, 2020
StreetsPAC Endorses Six Challengers in June 23 Primary
Sets sights on unseating Savino, DenDekker, Nolan, Lentol, Ortiz and Arroyo in local races.
June 12, 2020
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
June 4, 2020
NYPD: Pedestrian In ‘Serious Condition’ After Getting Hit By Central Park Cyclist
A woman was seriously injured after a cyclist struck her in Central Park on Tuesday morning, police said.
June 2, 2020
Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes
Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.
May 19, 2020
