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Skid marks left after drag racing in Bay Ridge. Photo: Justin Brannan.

OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing

By Brad Hoylman | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.

OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber

By Phara Souffrant Forrest | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

The company denies protections to its low-income, Black and brown drivers — says a candidate who drove for it. Here's why Albany must rein it in.

Roadways are so unsafe, thanks to reckless drivers. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

How Bad is it Out There? An Analysis of Road Rage in a Dozen Tweets and a Few Stats

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 13, 2020 | No Comments

On Saturday, we asked a simple question: What are you seeing out there. The answers won't surprise you.

There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

The state DOT thinks you have enough room on the Hudson River Greenway. Photo: David Meyer

State DOT Throws Cold Water on West Side Highway Bike Lane

By Dave Colon | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

"The department is not comfortable doing that," a rep says.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (center), at a press conference in Brooklyn. Photo: Dave Colon

Jumaane Williams: ‘I’m Worried’ About Staying Safe When I Ride My Bike

By Dave Colon | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

The public advocate has questions about infrastructure and insurance after getting hit by a car driver last week.

A portion of the new $48 million ramp under construction from the RFK (Triborough) Bridge to the northbound Harlem River Drive soars over the Williis Avenue Bridge. When completed, the project will sever one of the two sidewalks on the RFK Bridge's Manhattan span. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

By Ed Ravin | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.

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Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans

By Kea Wilson | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.