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Gov. Hochul Could Transform Our City with Parking Reform

Here's another take on why residential parking permits might be a good thing.

February 20, 2025

Opinion: Weakening Injury Insurance Coverage for Cabbies Will Harm Victims of Road Violence

A victim of road violence talks about her experience with insufficient liability insurance coverage.

February 12, 2025

Memo to Mayor Adams: Reliable Buses Start with You

Congestion pricing’s success and legacy depends on improving bus service. Mayor Adams must act.

February 4, 2025

OPINION: Candidates Must Pledge to Strengthen ‘City of Yes’ to End Parking Mandates

Anyone not supporting the elimination of parking mandates is only perpetuating our city's housing crisis, says this planning expert.

January 27, 2025

OPINION: Slow Down on Our Bike Paths!

Our bike lanes have become what social critic Ivan Illich once defined as degraded public space. Here's one possible fix.

January 24, 2025

ESSAY: A Brush With Danger Made Me Exhibit A in My Fight for Better Bike Lanes in Brooklyn

I was cycling home on Henry Street in Brooklyn on Dec. 20 when I became Exhibit A in my campaign for protected bike lanes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens.

January 9, 2025

OPINION: Can Regional Governance Break New York Out of Its Constant State of Transit Emergency?

The New York region needs to fundamentally change the way it governs its transit system, our contributor writes.

December 20, 2024

Op-Ed: Council E-Bike Registration Bill Is Impossible to Enforce, Unnecessary … and Won’t Even Work

It sounds common-sense: register electric bikes just like cars. But there are so many flaws to this Council bill. Let us set you straight.

December 10, 2024

Cycle of Rage: Here’s Why Your Dead Christmas Tree Should Be in the Road, Not on the Sidewalk

The opposite of a heartwarming holiday story? It's the story of Barbara Hutson, who suffered two broken arms after she tripped on some Christmas trees that should have been in the road.

December 9, 2024

Astoria Residents are Fighting Car Culture One Cop at a Time

Why does this one precinct in a quiet corner of a residential neighborhood have so many high-speed police chases?

December 2, 2024