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Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts
People of color, the poor, and New York's hardest-working residents would be disproportionately affected by transit cuts if the MTA doesn't get a cash infusion fast, a new report reveals.
September 29, 2020
OPINION: State Must Subsidize E-Bike Purchases
A state lawmaker and a Democratic Socialist frame the issue perfectly: Let's help people get out of cars!
September 23, 2020
IT’S LAGUARDIA AIRTRAIN DAY ON STREETSBLOG: Opinions Abound on $2B Project
Today, we present multiple opinion pieces on the LaGuardia AirTrain. Click the headline above to get links to them all.
September 22, 2020
Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects
Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.
September 18, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt
This week, we're chatting with Angie Schmitt about her must-read new book "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America."
September 17, 2020
Human Driver of ‘Driverless’ Car Charged in 2018 Ped Death
But safe streets advocates fear that by holding accountable only the person behind the wheel — rather than the other parties involved in the crash — justice won't really be done.
September 16, 2020
Noise — The Other Car Pollution that is Killing Us
Aural pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.
September 15, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Almost Heaven Edition
No one wears masks in West Virginia — but in NYC, the topic lead all the news sites yesterday. Plus all the other news.
September 11, 2020
OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway
The MTA could help fix its bottom line by caging tips from other subways around the world.
August 31, 2020
The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is the Official ‘Trump 2020’ Ad
Every presidential campaign has an image — a chicken in every pot, a bull moose, a comic book image with the word "Hope" on it — and President Trump now has an indelible one for his: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.
August 30, 2020
