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Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
September 30, 2020
OPINION: Give Buses Signal Priority — Now!
The DOT's laborious process is holding up a sensible measure that will speed transit and could make riders safer in the age of COVID.
September 29, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Get Your Act Together, Daily News
The Daily News is just the worst sometimes. Plus all the other news of the day.
September 29, 2020
BOOM! September Numbers Show Bike Ridership Increase is Continuing
The latest numbers show that bike traffic was up 88 percent in August on the Queensboro compared to the weekday average before the pandemic.
September 28, 2020
Hundreds of Activists Rally for More Space on the Queensboro Bridge — And DOT Agrees!
"Adding bike and pedestrian capacity to our bridges is a great idea," a DOT spokesman said, but cited several reasons why it won't happen any time soon.
September 28, 2020
OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars
New Yorkers came to my aid — but the driver who plowed into me escaped. He knew that, in a city where bicyclists are dehumanized, he could get away with it.
September 27, 2020
Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail
Scott Stringer and Jessica Ramos team up for more open streets: "There are simply no good reasons why small businesses across the five boroughs could not be afforded the same benefits as our restaurants."
September 24, 2020
OPINION: CityRise Will Step Up for Streets When the Mayor Won’t
A civic group seeks quick, practical solutions to the post-COVID "carmegeddon" — and support for struggling retail businesses at the same time.
September 24, 2020
Public Nervous Announcement: Busiest Bike Path in North America to Be Severed for Weeks
And the Parks Department isn't doing anything to ensure the safety of cyclists beyond posting "signs" directing riders to busy, dangerous local roads.
September 22, 2020
SEE IT: Yet Another Neighborhood Shows Mayor de Blasio How Great Our City Could Be Without Cars
Upper West Siders turned one of Mayor de Blasio's under-used and poorly conceived open streets into a community center that shows a way forward for a car-light city.
September 18, 2020
