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A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso
This president wants a completion of Brooklyn’s waterfront greenway and ensuring that the city better tackles road violence through improved street design and new laws.
February 20, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Presidents Day Edition
We're going to take the day off to honor all the presidents (some of whom we actually liked), but we would be remiss if we didn't give you a digest of the weekend's news first.
February 20, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: A New Public Role for the Public Realm Edition
Mayor Adams not only made good on his promise to create an office of the public realm, but named much-esteemed livable streets supporter Ya-Ting Liu to the position of "chief public realm officer." Plus other news.
February 17, 2023
Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities
Pols and advocates seeking to rein in the “last-mile” distribution facilities that are proliferating in low-income communities of color demanded — again — on Thursday that the city crack down on the gas-guzzling trucks ruining their neighborhoods.
February 16, 2023
From the Assignment Desk: Open Plans Helps Get You Ready for Tuesday’s Council ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing
Tuesday's first Council hearing on Vision Zero under a new mayor may show the direction into which the Council wants to head. As such, we're previewing the hearing by allowing our colleagues at Open Plans to offer the group's ask.
February 13, 2023
Adams Administration Misses Key Street Safety Reporting Deadline
The Adams administration blew past its deadline to give a required progress update on a five-year plan to build hundreds of miles of new bike and bus lanes — heightening advocate concerns after the city failed to meet the plan's benchmarks in 2022.
February 10, 2023
Half of Americans Are Getting Local Vision Zero Plans (Well, Sort Of)
More than half of the U.S. population will soon live in cities or counties with a Safe Streets action plan in place, thanks to a wave of new funding from Washington – but advocates say it will take money and sustained community pressure to ensure those plans are realized.
February 2, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: We Are Nothing if Not Eudaimonic Edition
Look, we're nothing if not eudaemonistic here at Streetsblog, you know, striving to be moral to produce happiness. Here's how you can help. Plus other news.
February 2, 2023
We Were Right: Mayor’s Management Report Confirms Streetsblog Reporting Previously Criticized by City Officials
A series of articles in Streetsblog last year that was highly criticized by City Hall because it outlined failures of the Department of Transportation to meet bus and bike lane mileage requirements due to staffing shortages and political waffling has just been confirmed — by City Hall.
February 2, 2023
‘It’s So Hard to Park’: Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!
It's time for a walk through history. It was never easy to park, so don't listen to today's whiners.
January 31, 2023
