Op/Ed Archives - Page 27 of 47 - Streetsblog New York City

OPINION: Muscle-Car Makers Market Mayhem

Dodge sells its Chargers with images of road recklessness and — whaddya know? — some Charger drivers copy the ads. It's time for the dangerous appeals to end.

Tom Flood

August 16, 2021

OPINION: Muscle-Car Makers Market Mayhem

Streetsblog USA |City Council

OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right

The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.

Robert Bookman

August 10, 2021

Canal Street

OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?

The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.

Annie Weinstock

August 9, 2021

Bicycling

OPINION: Build the Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now!

The DOT should not allow dangerous conditions for walkers and bikers to fester until the end of 2022. But it will — so as not to inconvenience motorists.

Eve Kessler

August 4, 2021

Car Culture

OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?

Bob Previdi

July 29, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Air Quality

OPINION: What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul

The subway and streets of the Korean capital hold many lessons for Gotham.

Philip Plotch

July 28, 2021

2021 Mayoral Election

OPINION: Sorting Out Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists

What the next mayor can do for safety. (Hint: widen sidewalks at the expense of car lanes.)

Michael King

July 16, 2021

Cycle of Rage

311 is a Joke: DOT Is Perfectly OK With a Blocked Bike Lane in Downtown Brooklyn

Here's another angry screed by our editor about a one-block bike lane in Brooklyn that is illegally blocked by construction workers ... and the DOT doesn't care.