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Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan
Crowded streets in Lower Manhattan must give more space to throngs of tourists and other pedestrians with new designs that would bring motorists to a crawl, says a neighborhood group.
March 19, 2019
TransAlt to City: Give Us a ‘Bike Mayor’ Like London
It's time for New York to take the next step.
January 10, 2019
As Other Cities Lead on Street Safety, de Blasio Hits the Snooze Button
Madrid, like London before it, leads the way.
October 16, 2018
London to Ban Cars in Center City, But New York’s Mayor Still Drives to the Gym
Mayor de Blasio talks about fighting fossil fuels, but does little about it.
October 9, 2018
Cycling London’s Bicycle Superhighways
Two years after London's first truly protected "bicycle superhighways" debuted, they are clearly making an enormous difference.
September 13, 2018
London Sets Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2041
London has reduced traffic deaths nearly 50 percent in the last decade, but Mayor Sadiq Khan isn't satisfied.
July 26, 2018
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
July 23, 2018
London’s Aldgate Square Goes From Stressful Traffic Circle to Great Public Space
London has embarked on an ongoing quest to remake its busiest districts with high-quality public space, taking real estate that used to belong to cars and designing areas where people come first and drivers behave accordingly. The Aldgate project is the latest example.
June 25, 2018
Congestion Pricing and a Bus Turnaround: Two Great Policies That Go Great Together
There's a symbiotic relationship between road pricing and better bus service. Congestion pricing can speed up buses and reverse the decade-plus decline in bus ridership in New York.
January 5, 2018
London Cycling Works: How Savvy Campaigning Got 180 Employers to Support Bike Lanes
In 2014, there was an intense bikelash in London in reaction to groundbreaking, high-quality protected bike lanes in the city center. London CyclingWorks played a critical role in countering this pushback, gathering endorsements of the new bike infrastructure from a wide range of businesses in central London.
December 6, 2017
