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Tuesday’s Headlines: Wow, Miss Manners Doesn’t Get it Edition
The Washington Post's etiquette columnist totally blows it! Plus the other news.
January 28, 2020
Op-Ed: Yes, Gov. Cuomo, Car Helmets Could Save Lives
There's plenty of data on brain injuries from crashes, and studies showing how helmets could prevent them.
January 28, 2020
SMALL VICTORY? NYPD Says It Has Changed E-Bike Crackdown to Focus on ‘Unsafe’ Riding
The Police Department says it is now focusing on unsafe e-bike riding, not merely e-bike riding in and of itself.
January 25, 2020
Cuomo: NYPD Crackdown on E-Bike Riders is ‘Arbitrary’; Would Consider ‘Car Helmets’
"Immigrant delivery workers ... have been subjected to arbitrary enforcement...for too long," Cuomo said.
January 23, 2020
Bloomberg’s Infrastructure Plan: Save Lives, Boost Transit, Stop Building Roads
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
LeBron James To City: Build More Bike Lanes
"Safety is always first," King James said.
January 21, 2020
Cuomo Ditches Most Helmet Requirements in E-Bike Legalization
Gov. Cuomo has apparently seen the light on e-bikes.
January 21, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Cuomo’s E-Bike Deal Edition
It looks like Gov. Cuomo has abandoned his worst instinct and may not make cycling in New York City even unsafer. Plus all the other headlines for a cold Friday.
January 17, 2020
Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City
The city's green-eyeshades guy (and would-be mayor) spoke to TransAlt's Jesse Singer about what shakes (including the BQE).
January 17, 2020
Panel Unanimously Backs Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park
The heightened resolve comes less than a month after cyclist and beloved local pediatrician Daniel Cammerman was run down and killed by a bus driver on the 96th Street Transverse.
January 15, 2020
