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Council Member Carlina Rivera wants a good outdoor dining law.

Opinion: We Deserve a Bold Outdoor Dining Program — After a Fair Hearing

By Carlina Rivera | Nov 22, 2022 | No Comments

The City Council has not advanced the legislation to make the city's temporary, Covid-era outdoor dining program permanent. In this exclusive op-ed, Council Member Carlina Rivera is demanding a better process.

Mayor Adams stood next to a selection of Sanitation compost bins at the recent announcement that universal composting pickup will start in Queens. Photo: Mayor's Office

Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Sanitation will have to spend around $75 million to buy roughly 170 trucks if it has any chance of growing the Queens universal curbside organics collection into a robust citywide program, Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the Council last week.

The Memorial Grove for Victims of Traffic Violence opened on Sunday in Brooklyn. Photo: Luke Ohlson

Monday’s Headlines: Day of Remembrance (In More Ways Than One) Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

One day, the city mourns its traffic victims. The next day, an Upper West Side community board moves to create more of them. Plus all the other news.

Voters who also use the subway backed Gov. Hochul by overwhelming margins. Photo: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

ANALYSIS: Subway Riders Backed Hochul By Widest Margins; Now Governor Better Deliver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

They had her back, so now she better have theirs. New Yorkers who actually ride the subway supported Gov. Hochul by a much wider margin than her overall 69.5 to 30.3 election victory in the city over Republican Lee Zeldin.

Looking down the highway-like 10th Avenue. File photo: Dave Colon

DOT Unveils Long-Awaited 10th Ave. Bike Lane; Locals Say Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

Manhattan's Community Board 4 Transportation committee unanimously voted in favor of the proposal, but the panel pushed DOT to go further and add more physical barriers to shield cyclists and walkers from cars.

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A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer

By Jeff Wood | Nov 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week, we sit down with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s Third District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one-year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we’re at with Vision Zero, the coming Farm Bill, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health.

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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

By Kea Wilson | Nov 19, 2022 | No Comments

People who die in car crashes largely go unmemorialized in the public realm. Here's why that's bad.

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On This World Day of Remembrance, Get Angry — And Take Action

By Leah Shahum | Nov 19, 2022 | No Comments

This Sunday, November 20th is the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which will see a record number of U.S. communities come together to demand change to stem the mounting roadway safety crisis. Here are four ways we can take action, even after the vigils end.

Coming through! Cyclists navigate the tight space left as stored construction block much of the bike path on the Manhattan Bridge. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Opinion: We Deserve a Bold Outdoor Dining Program — After a Fair Hearing

Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish

Monday’s Headlines: Day of Remembrance (In More Ways Than One) Edition

ANALYSIS: Subway Riders Backed Hochul By Widest Margins; Now Governor Better Deliver

DOT Unveils Long-Awaited 10th Ave. Bike Lane; Locals Say Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

On This World Day of Remembrance, Get Angry — And Take Action

Manhattan Bridge Squeeze: Construction Narrows Tight Bike Paths for Months

Friday’s Headlines: World Day of Remembrance Edition

A Grove Grows In Brooklyn: Finally, New York Has a Memorial to Road Violence Victims

DSNY’s Electric Trucks ‘Conk Out’ Too Quickly During Snow Plowing, Says Commish