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A Round and a Roundy: Extreme Makeover Edition
Why does it take so many deaths before the city Department of Transportation tames the monster?
June 15, 2021
Bushwick Candidate: Here’s My Plan for Reducing Car Use in NYC
Scott Murphy takes a second stab at the livable streets vote.
June 10, 2021
OPINION: A Linear Park on 34th Avenue is ‘The Best Thing’ for People with Disabilities
"To people who oppose the plan, I ask: The whole whole world is polluted by cars, so exactly where do we go? My cancer was brought on by the pollution caused by cars. I have to get fresh air."
June 9, 2021
OPINION: How New York, London and Paris Can Become ‘Car-Free Megacities’
A new campaign uses data to persuade mayors to embrace car reduction.
June 7, 2021
OPINION: Raise the Gas Tax? Yes, but Fix Transportation Spending First
We can’t keep pumping new money into a broken system and expect a different result.
June 1, 2021
OPINION: Making Cycling Accessible for All New Yorkers
A candidate for City Council in Brooklyn describes what it would take to open up cycling for Black, brown and working-class bikers.
June 1, 2021
OPINION: A 34th Avenue Linear Park Would Be a Haven for Kids
Children in Jackson Heights are starved for green space and safety — which is why the neighborhood needs a linear park.
May 28, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Anti-Open Streets Crusaders Have their Heads in the Sand, Asses
Our national treasure cartoonist has been paying attention to the arguments against open streets — and he finds them absurd.
May 26, 2021
OPINION: When Schools Meet Streets, Good Things Happen
Good things happen — and children flourish — when school activities expand out of doors, a City Council candidate argues.
May 26, 2021
OPINION: A Street-Safety Plan for Brooklyn and Beyond
Council candidate Rita Joseph wants to break the hold that cars have on this city.
May 20, 2021
