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Op-Ed: Skip the Victim-Blaming on Bike Lanes, New York Times!
Health columnist Jane Brody, usually a beacon of sense, gets city cycling badly wrong, a traffic expert says.
April 9, 2020
Mayor Under Fire for Quickly Killing His Ill-Conceived, Over-Policed ‘Open-Streets’ Plan
The Council Speaker said the mayor was not "smart" about his initial pilot program, which is now dead.
April 6, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: People Really Seem to Get It Edition
Yesterday, legendary reporter Dan Rather looked around at all the space that's still allowed to car drivers and car storers and said he was made as hell and not going to take it anymore. And cover your face outside! Plus other news.
April 3, 2020
… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll
As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.
April 2, 2020
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
April 1, 2020
Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’
COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.
March 30, 2020
KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor
De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.
March 27, 2020
Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals
Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.
March 26, 2020
Mayor Reveals His ‘Open Streets’ Plan — And It’s Just Two Streets Per Borough
The mayor said his plan was limited because of his concerns about enforcing it so that pedestrians don't use the newly granted space to congregate too closely. Whatevs.
March 24, 2020
Op-Ed: One Small Step for Street Safety, One Giant Leap for Human Dignity
As New Yorkers stay home, it helps vulnerable road users to have a few extra seconds to cross a really wide, dangerous Queens street.
March 24, 2020
