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Friday’s Headlines: Mr. Mayor, Please Stop Belittling Us Edition
Another press conference with Mayor de Blasio, another chance for Hizzoner to mock Streetsblog. Plus all the other news.
April 10, 2020
Our Latest Satire Evokes The Who: Mayor de Blasio is a ‘Car-Loving Monster’
The song, based on The Who's "Pinball Wizard," explores how more and more people are calling for more open space during the coronavirus crisis.
April 9, 2020
Federal Corona Relief Bill Seems Generous To Transit. Don’t Be Fooled — It’s Not.
The top 10 transit systems in America asked for $25 billion They got $10.5 billion. Do the math.
April 8, 2020
DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities
Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.
April 6, 2020
Our Latest Satire: Streetsblog’s House Band, The Speeders, Perform ‘All We Get Are Cops!’
Here's our version of The Beatles' "All Together Now" from the perspective of a city that wants more open space — and doesn't think we need so many cops patrolling it.
April 5, 2020
In Case You Didn’t Realize, But Here’s Why Trump’s Fuel-Economy Rollback is Terrible Policy
The president's decision to relax crucial climate change and car-efficiency standards cannot be defended once all the facts are considered, as we do here.
April 2, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: The Demise of Big Oil
If you listen to no other podcast this week, check out this one with a electric car booster who sees the demise of the entire oil industry on the near horizon!
April 2, 2020
Mayor’s Answer on His Underwhelming ‘Open Streets’ Plan is Still Underwhelming — As an Army of Cops Enforces Roads
The mayor has finally discussed his reasoning behind why he created only 1.5 miles of car-free streets in a city with 6,000 miles of roads — and his failure to provide more open space relates to how he sees open space in general: it's dangerous!
March 27, 2020
Uber, Lyft Have Long Screwed Gig Workers with ‘Independent Contractor’ Scam — Now Taxpayers Provide the Bailout
Taxi apps have a long history of denying workers basic protections. That's blowing up in all our faces right now.
March 26, 2020
Look How Well the Freight Industry Can Work When Cars are Banished from U.S. Highways!
We don't need more roads. We just need cars off those roads so our delivery infrastructure can work.
March 25, 2020
