The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Welcome to the working week! We expect you’ll have smoother rides no matter what method you pick, given that drivers are seeing less traffic, bus rides appear to be faster and cyclist and pedestrians are enjoying not being harassed by car drivers.
It’s an extra long menu of stories in our newsletter today because there were some items from Friday that you might have missed.
The Knick parade showed again that car-free streets are care-free streets! Plus other news.
New York City needs to prepare for the next hot day, not just the next storm.
We were cheering “Tow New York, tow New York, tow!” as Lower Manhattan went car-free for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. Plus the news.
According to the NYPD, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, towing crews will remove any car that is parked south of Canal Street.
A longtime foe of congestion pricing has found another clean-air fix to hate. Oh, and he takes donations from bus companies.
Advocates are pushing the mayor to make good on his campaign promise to fund and create universal open streets in front of schools.
The NYPD Big Brother approach to public space is excessive. Plus other news.
