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Wall Street Journal Scribe Joins Streetsblog in Calling for BQE Teardown
It's time for a boulevard-style roadway, not a $4-billion highway repair.
November 9, 2018
NYPD on U.N. Bike Lane Closures: Nothing to See Here, Streetsblog
We guess we'll never know why cyclists are barred.
October 11, 2018
Car Ownership Continues To Rise Under Mayor de Blasio
Why is this happening? Many reasons — some of which are beyond the mayor's control.
October 3, 2018
United Nations General Assembly is an Argument for a Car-Free City
Cars cause the gridlock. So why does city policy seek to make it easier for drivers?
September 24, 2018
Northern Boulevard Changes Are Needed Now, Says CM Jimmy Van Bramer (And No Other Pols)
Activists offer many possible solutions, begging the city to act boldly.
September 10, 2018
City Abandons “Clear Curbs” Program That Reduced Traffic Congestion And Made Roosevelt Avenue Safer
A program that made Roosevelt Avenue safer gives way to local concern about lost business.
August 20, 2018
Here’s Why Canada’s Traffic Safety Record Is Better Than Ours
They have better laws and use mass transit so much more than we do.
August 7, 2018
A Call to Shake Up New York and New Jersey’s Anachronistic Transit Agencies
While public awareness of New York's high transit construction costs has been growing in fits and starts, action to address the problem has been lacking. And that won't change until there are clear consequences for the people in charge.
April 21, 2017
Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.
Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy -- especially for the most vulnerable Americans.
January 25, 2017
Transportation Agencies Will Finally Measure the Movement of People, Not Just Cars
Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent in the quest for free-flowing vehicular traffic. The result is wider highways, more sprawl, and more people stuck in congestion. But this week U.S. DOT took an important step to change course, releasing new standards to guide how transportation agencies measure their performance. Advocates for transit and walkability say the policy is a significant improvement.
January 12, 2017
