Op-Ed: Should We Toll Motorcycles Like SUVs?
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The coming of congestion pricing in Manhattan brings questions about the best mix of vehicles for the Central Business District.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown
Council Members: DOT Stalling on Queensboro
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The city's failure to give more space to the increasing number of pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge is a betrayal of Vision Zero — and that failure seems based solely on a fealty to car traffic.
Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge
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The city should separate cyclists and pedestrians — stat! — before someone gets killed. But motorists, as always, come first.
Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!
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The city just fixed one killing zone. It needs to fix many, many more.
Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’
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Criticizing this language may seem nitpicky. But the words symbolize the political tensions at the MTA and in the city and state at large — what gets built, who pays for it and, at the end of the day, who is it all for anyway?
Manhattan Community Board Backs DOT Plan for More Protected Bike Lanes
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More protection for cyclists — but no objection from an enlightened Manhattan community board.