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Open Streets Coalition to Mayor: Give Us a Real Program (And Some Help)!
Dozens of volunteer groups that have been maintaining the city's open streets program are demanding support from the city to ensure that the public space initiativeis expanded in an equitable manner.
April 1, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive
An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.
March 30, 2021
New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals
Locals have resisted residential rezoning, but now are faced with another crisis: massive distribution centers and more truck traffic.
March 28, 2021
Electeds Call for Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue and Beyond
A growing chorus recognizes the danger, lack of equity on roadways as the cycling boom mounts.
March 26, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Would Allow Public To Weigh In on Citi Bike Fare Hikes
Council Member Carlina Rivera proposes to require oversight amid bike-share boom.
March 25, 2021
Strong Majority Supports Adding Cameras Over Cops: TransAlt
Roughy 78 percent, including 73 percent of drivers, support adding more speed safety cameras.
March 24, 2021
OPINION: Uptown and the Bronx Needs ‘Bridges for People’ Too
Washington Bridge, which spans the Harlem River, is a sad car sewer. Pedestrians, cyclists and transit need better access.
March 18, 2021
City Hall Remains Silent As Hudson River Greenway E-Bike Ban Continues
E-bike and e-scooter riders are getting another reminder that they're supposed to stay off the Hudson River Greenway even though their rides are street legal, a situation that has workers and advocates fuming.
March 15, 2021
ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’
"When I compare it to Paris, Milan, London it just feels like we wasted a historic opportunity," said one activist.
March 10, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
March 8, 2021
