Book Excerpt Special: ‘War on Cars’ Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile
...and why it's so urgent that we work for a better future.
October 15, 2025
Doug Gordon Takes on John Mulaney’s ‘Entitled’ and Humorless Anti-Bike Insanity
Why do New Yorkers feel the need to prove their "street cred" by hating on bicycles when it is, in fact, cars that have ruined this city?
May 27, 2025
Opinion: 10 Years of Citi Bike, 3 Lessons Learned
Happy birthday, Citi Bike. You've taught us a lot of valuable lessons. Here are three from the co-host of the War on Cars podcast.
May 29, 2023
Opinion: Debunking the Lies of Vickie Paladino is Crucial to Understanding the Bikelash
Yes, it's time to take on another cultural artifact in the seemingly never-ending fight to fix our streets as well as open up a time capsule that might one day show where the political discourse stood in the post-truth world of 2023.
February 10, 2023
OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets
Mayor de Blasio — who has it much easier than his predecessor when it comes to urban amenities — should follow the bike-share playbook, says a co-host of the "War on Cars" podcast.
April 16, 2021
Opinion: Why is DOT Commissioner Trottenberg Happy with Half-Measures from a Middling Mayor?
What is the last 17 months of the de Blasio administration going to be like? That's up to the DOT Commissioner, who can go bold or go home.
August 3, 2020
Op-Ed: COVID Crisis Will End — So We Must Make Cycling Safer NOW!
Never let a crisis go to waste, Rahm Emanuel once said. But unlike the former Chicago mayor, our mayor is losing the future.
April 10, 2020
Bikelash’s Latest Tactics: Pedophile Smears and Conspiracy Theories
A Park Slope community meeting descends into silliness, shoving, and a sinister, cinematic 'Betrayal on 14th Street.' Can we please have some sanity?
September 26, 2019
Neighborhood Empowerment Project: Humble Bike Rack Tells a Story of a Broken Process
This is the first post generated by the Neighborhood Empowerment Project, an initiative of our parent company, Open Plans, to change the ineffective way our city government responds to neighborhood problems.
May 22, 2019
