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OPINION: Candidates Must Pledge to Strengthen ‘City of Yes’ to End Parking Mandates
Anyone not supporting the elimination of parking mandates is only perpetuating our city's housing crisis, says this planning expert.
OPINION: Slow Down on Our Bike Paths!
Our bike lanes have become what social critic Ivan Illich once defined as degraded public space. Here's one possible fix.
Larry Penner, Federal Transit Official and Letter Writer, is Dead
The former federal transit official, who had a second career as one of the most prolific writers of letters to the editors of scores of area newspapers, died on Thursday.
Opinion: Daylight Every Corner to Speed Up DOT Safety Projects that Repurpose Curb Space
Daylighting every intersection would make it easier to accomplish the Department of Transportation's policy goals. It's a wonder the agency won't support it.
ESSAY: A Brush With Danger Made Me Exhibit A in My Fight for Better Bike Lanes in Brooklyn
I was cycling home on Henry Street in Brooklyn on Dec. 20 when I became Exhibit A in my campaign for protected bike lanes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens.
OPINION: Can Regional Governance Break New York Out of Its Constant State of Transit Emergency?
The New York region needs to fundamentally change the way it governs its transit system, our contributor writes.
Happy Birthday, Subway! Challenges and Opportunities as the System Turns 120
New York can’t survive without transit and transit can’t survive without investment.
Op-Ed: Eliminating Parking Mandate is the Central Piece of ‘City of Yes’ Plan
City of Yes can only work — and we urgently need it to work — if we do that.
Opinion: Design EV Charging Around NYC Streets, Not the Other Way Around
As the CEO of an electric vehicle charging post maker, I admit that Streetsblog has a point about streetscape issues. But we're committed to getting it right.
Opinion: Worried About E-Bike Safety? Make the Roads Safer First
Opponents co-opted the outdoor dining regulatory process. Advocates must address e-bike safety concerns — for the sake of all vulnerable street users — or risk the same fate.
