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OPINION: Reject New Jersey’s Misguided War on E-Bikes
A new bill in New Jersey would make owning an e-bike as costly as buying a new vehicle every single year.
Freed: Maybe Charles Komanoff is Worried That I’m Right on Congestion Pricing
The former City Council member says she doesn't oppose congestion pricing but merely that "a plan this monumental, far-reaching and complicated, that will affect 20 million-plus individuals, requires a full environmental review."
Opinion: We Need a Miracle on 42nd Street
Imagine if 42nd Street was transformed from a gritty through-route full of vehicles and fumes into one with much wider sidewalks and bus rapid transit!
Komanoff: William (Vickrey), It Was Really Nothing
Former City Council Member Kathryn Freed once said "traffic is killing us in Lower Manhattan." Now, she sues to stop Nobel-Prize-winning economist William Vickrey's congestion pricing idea.
Opinion: Connect the Dots of Manhattan’s Missing Bike Lanes
Only a few miles of missing protected lanes stand in the way of a robust bike network.
Op-Ed: Police Placard Corruption Report Was Weak, Disappointing … and Completely Expected
The Department of Investigations clearly had ample evidence of crimes and serious violations, yet its report lets everyone off the hook.
Op-Ed: Keeping Poor Residents in Transit Deserts is Getting Expensive
The mayor is in such a rush to create a park that he never bothered to ask Queens residents if they wanted better rail, a park, or both.
A Modest Proposal: Ban Cars on Mulberry Street
On Sundays, Mulberry gets some relief as an open street, but it’s only for two blocks. This needs to be permanent.
OPINION: E-Bike Licensing Would Harm Workers — and Absolve App Companies
New York politicians want to force delivery workers to shoulder the burden of e-bike regulation rather than regulating the app companies, says Los Deliveristas Unidos leader Gustavo Ajche.
Can We Just Keep Cars Off the Queensbridge Baby Greenway?
Why do we allow car drivers to park on greenways, in parks and on tree beds?
