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No Solutions After DOT Commissioner Finally Speaks With State DMV, Just Plans to Meet Again
A phone call leads to talk of doing more. But is it just talk?
November 10, 2021
Brooklyn Bridge Cycling is Soaring Thanks to New Lane
November 8, 2021
Astoria’s Crescent Street Bike Lane Is Having Its Own Bike Boom
A cyclist count shows that once-controversial lane is a resounding success.
November 3, 2021
Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason
Will it be the most “impactful bus improvements” in the city’s history, as Mayor de Blasio called it? Well, it's a start.
November 1, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Manage a City of Eight Million
New York needs a 'director of the public realm,' argue officials at two important municipal not-for-profits.
October 19, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: New York Needs SUV Ratings — Now
The assault vehicles killing our children and seniors require a warning label, argues State Sen. Andrew Gounardes.
October 18, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Cheap, Rapid, and in Our Control
How cities are making streets safe more quickly and easily than ever before.
October 16, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How Berkeley Is De-Policing Traffic Enforcement
Consistent with Vision Zero principles, we want to ensure all street users feel and are safe from harm while in public space. To achieve this vision we have a duty to work to end police violence associated with traffic enforcement.
October 16, 2021
OPINION: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Is Only the Beginning of ‘Bridges 4 People’
The city needs even more safety infrastructure for cyclists, say leaders of the successful campaign.
October 15, 2021
