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Bicycle Infrastructure

Opinion: How Roundabouts Increase Safety for Vulnerable Road Users

Tom Wright

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Congestion Pricing

Opinion: Congestion Pricing Benefits Are Inarguable; Its Minor Problems are Easily Fixable

Addie Walker

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OPINION: Here’s Why We All Need to Imagine a ‘Week Without Driving’

Renae Reynolds

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OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Bring Cleaner Air for All

Gale Brewer

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OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Streetsblog Hot Take on Steve Bannon’s Surrender

Nicole A. Murray

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Car Dependence

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

Baruch Herzfeld lives in Crown Heights and is a lifelong New Yorker. He and his wife have four children, including six-year-old triplets. He currently works at Popwheels, a company he co-founded, which is building a safe e-bike battery swap network throughout New York City.

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Baruch Herzfeld

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Bicycle Safety

OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes

Chris Sanders

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OPINION: Central Harlem Needs a Bikeway—Right Now

Paul Krikler is a communications and presentations skills consultant focused on training investment and corporate professionals. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. Paul spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York City, where he moved 25 years ago. Paul lives in Manhattan and volunteers with Transportation Alternatives.

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Paul Krikler

Carl Mahaney is a livable streets advocate and the parent of a bike riding second grader. He’s the director of <a href="https://www.streetopia.city/">StreetopiaUWS</a>.

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