Mike Gagliardi

Mike Gagliardi is a journalist with years of experience in local and national news covering business, technology, politics, and the ways cars harm people and communities.

Op/Ed

Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go

“People like to sit outside and not be bothered by the cars,” said one restaurant manager.

Mike Gagliardi

July 24, 2025

Op-Ed

Shalloween: Cars Are Haunting our Trick-or-Treaters, But DOT Protects Only a Few

This one-day respite from killing machines is only a reminder of the horrors haunting our streets the rest of the year.

Mike Gagliardi

October 31, 2024

Open Streets

Tables of Success: Columbus Ave. Businesses Love the Open Street

Businesses up and down Columbus Avenue say the Sunday car-free open streets has been a boon — despite what car drivers believe.

Mike Gagliardi

September 27, 2024