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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
West Siders Speak Up Against Costly Rotunda Project
The $200-million Moses-era infrastructure revamp comes under fire over lack of safety infrastructure, expense.
August 18, 2020
Controversial Rotunda Project Proceeds Despite COVID Budget Woes
The reconstruction of the Riverside Park Rotunda and traffic circle forges ahead — without the cycling safety measures the community demanded. Cue the complaints.
August 11, 2020
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.
June 4, 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
Op-Ed: Reimagining City Agencies After COVID-19
The Department of Transportation could streamline its sclerotic operations by adopting "quick builds" and empowering residents.
April 29, 2020
ANALYSIS: CB7 ‘Parking’ Resolution Was Neutral — But It’s The First Salvo in War on Cars
An Upper West Side panel's call for a "study" of curbside use was anodyne, but the study may lead to changes that will forever end the notion of "free" parking. Let's hope.
February 6, 2020
Upper West Side Panel Approves Neutered ‘No Parking’ Study
CB 7's much-neutered resolution passes — finally! — with a huge display of parking angst.
February 5, 2020
BATTLE LINES: Manhattan Panel to Discuss ‘No Free Parking’ Resolution
It shouldn't be controversial at all — but it is, mostly because car drivers think every inch of roadway belongs to them (and they can put their garbage bags in the pedestrian space, too!).
February 3, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The NIMBYs Who Should Move to the Suburbs Already
A rogues gallery of dunderheads tried to impede the movement to make our streets safe. Here are the lowlights.
December 31, 2019
