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Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

The writer would prefer to bike along the curb. Photo: DOT

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Bike Lanes

OPINION: Center-Running Bike Lanes Aren’t as Good as Proponents Suggest

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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Andrew Cuomo

OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely

Robert Carroll represents Park Slope in the state Assembly.

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Assembly Member Robert Carroll

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Assembly Member Carroll: When It Comes to Transit, Everyone Must Pay Their Fair Share

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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Congestion Pricing

KOMANOFF: Could a Once-a-Month Freebie Save Congestion Pricing?

Lauren DeFazio

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OPINION: How An Upper West Side Community Meeting Changed My Mind About Bike Lanes

Noah McClain

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NYPD

GETTING AWAY WITH IT: License Plate and Placard Abuse is Rarely The Target of NYPD Discipline

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Bicycling

KOMANOFF: Want Safe Batteries? Stop Pretending Food Delivery is Free

Ligia Guallpa

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Delivery workers

Opinion: Council Needs to Make Battery Package Better

John Massengale

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Opinion: New York City Streets Should Themselves Be Illegal!

Steve Price

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Car Dependence

Opinion: Electric Cars Shouldn’t Distract Us From Building a More Walkable World

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